Well he would, wouldn't he......?

According to the Eastern Moors Partnership it’s justified to call the moors wild because it’s ‘a description that most people use of the moorlands.’

That then must make it alright. As managers you simply follow the lead of the ill-informed and ignorant, shrugging off any responsibility to use terms accurately. In fact you encourage them in their mistake; I wonder why they would do that? Very commendable. Where was it they were talking of their educational role?

They also point to the use of the term wildlife to describe ‘many non domesticated creatures’ that are ‘dependant on the human management of the moors’.

On this count they are of course setting themselves up to play God. “Without us,” they say, “with our management plans and farm grants and bureaucracies these poor creatures would simply die out.” Well, in Mandy’s words managers would say that wouldn’t they? How on earth did nature and wildlife cope before man came along?