Conservationist and broadcaster Bill Oddie OBE has backed a renewed campaign calling for grouse shooting to be banned from Ilkley Moor. The TV presenter met campaigners calling for the ban soon after Bradford councillors voted unanimously earlier this month to allow shooting to continue on council-owned land. The celebrity bird watcher expressed his concern at the damage caused to wildlife by shooting. He said: “Ilkley Moor has a special place in my heart since performing On Ilkla Moor Baht’at in the style of Joe Cocker for John Peel. “The moor is also important for the conservation of wildlife and I do not want to see Ilkley Moor harmed. Bradford Council must end grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor.” Read more: http://bit.ly/1EoTk3g