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New Moorland Association guidance for members on when and how to seek temporary restrictions on CROW access land during hot, dry wildfire conditions.

Natural England’s final reports show hen harrier numbers rose sharply where brood management was available, strengthening the case for future conservation licensing.

A single 2025 wildfire destroyed 80% of a managed moor and centuries of peat — evidence to Parliament on what wildfire costs nature, and why the fix is stalled.

MPs clashed over controlled burning and wildfire risk in the Commons on 13 July. What was said about moorland fuel loads, and where the real disagreement lies.

A large share of Britain's breeding short-eared owls nest on open upland moorland. Here's why these vole-hunting, day-flying owls depend on the hills.

The High Court has found Natural England's gamebird release licensing unlawful, ruling the regulator exceeded its legal powers. What the judgment decided.

After Black Saturday, Australia set a target to burn 5% of public land a year — then dropped it for a risk-based approach. What the shift teaches Britain.

Burning is restricted to protect carbon — but peatland wildfires cause ~90% of the UK's fire emissions, while managed burns leave the peat unburned.

Watch the dramatic nighttime video showing how estate staff and gamekeepers successfully stopped the Crowden wildfire when official prediction tools fell short.

Wildfires on moorland burn what's available. A look at this summer's blazes — and why cutting and controlled burning must stay in the toolkit.

In 2020 fire destroyed a quarter of the UK's largest reed beds on the Tay. For land managers, it shows why wet ground alone won't stop a wildfire.

MA asks the EFRA Committee to examine whether Natural England can prove its NEER155 peatland burning evidence review underwent rigorous peer review.