Government’s peatland ‘burning ban’ – a step in the right direction but a total ban is needed (guest blog by Bob Berzins)

Government’s peatland ‘burning ban’ – a step in the right direction but a total ban is needed (guest blog by Bob Berzins)

This is a guest blog written by conservation campaigner and author Bob Berzins who has written previously on this blog here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. The recent changes to moorland burning regulations have been widely publicised as a ban on burning. But all that’s happened is the prohibition on burning vegetation where peat soils are 40cm or more has been changed to 30cm. This will reduce areas where burning can take place an…