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William became largest private landholder in the national park when he inherited Duchy of Cornwall

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It’s been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning. Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England,...

‘It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands Gamekeeper Tom Adamson uses a batter to smother the flames during burning on Barden Moor in the Yorkshire Dales. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian Gamekeeper Tom Adamson uses a batter to smother the flames during burning on Barden Moor in the Yorkshire Dales. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire? Sat 1 May 2021 07.00 EDT It’s been dry for days. The breeze gently ru...