The best known area of open space in Yorkshire will now be reverberating to the sound of guns as Bradford Council has sold the shooting rights for the next 10 years.

Cerys Roberts shooting campaigner for the League said: 'Ilkley Moor was gifted to the public in 1893 for the public pleasure - this right has been sold off to the highest bidder and now local people will be denied access to their land whilst gangs of shooters kill birds for fun. Even at this stage I would urge anyone who is concerned by these developments to register a complaint.'

If you live in the Bradford area or regularly use the moor and object to the reintroduction of grouse shooting please write to the leader of the Council, Kris Hopkins.

email Kris Hopkins with our suggested letter or download the letter below.

Write to local papers such as the Ilkley Gazette

Read articles in the local press:

Ilkley Gazette report on controversy
Ilkley Gazette report on the campaign
The Telegraph and Argus report
The Yorkshire Post story