Controlled Burning

US data proves prescribed burning yields a $3.73 return for every $1 spent on wildfire prevention. Discover why UK upland policy urgently needs a similar study.

The RSPB and Leeds want grouse-moor licensing on air-quality grounds. The 2025 wildfire data - and their own figures - point the other way.

How to complain to Defra about delay, poor communication or inconsistent handling of a burning licence application. New Moorland Association guidance.

Snake Moors wildfire footage proves cutting fails to stop landscape fires and worsens peat burning. We must use all available tools to manage surface fuel loads.

The Moorland Association urges Defra and Natural England to publish the audit trail proving NEER155 on controlled burning had a rigorous peer review.

To protect UK uplands, we must reform wildfire monitoring. Read the Moorland Association's EFRA response on tracking fuel loads and adopting controlled burning.

The Moorland Association urges Natural England to release the missing audit trail for its blanket bog report to ensure transparency in upland policy.

A new cross-border body has brought practitioners, fire services and scientists into one room, and it could finally turn the tide on upland wildfire.

The Moorland Association urges Defra to tackle the £460M wildfire crisis by funding proactive land management and empowering rural first responders.

Passive rewilding won't stop UK wildfires. Discover why active land management is the essential nature-based solution to protect our uplands and carbon stores.

The UK is facing a record wildfire year. Our response to EFRA's call for evidence: trust the land managers, restore controlled burning, end the policy gap.

Discover how "fuel debt" and unmanaged wildfires threaten the UK’s energy, water, and rail infrastructure. Learn why proactive management is vital for resilience.