Controlled Burning

Parliamentary questions for 2–8 November 2026 cover heather burning rules, wildfire funding, RAF firefighting and Defra’s gamebird call for evidence.

RSPB revises wildfire poster title after the Moorland Association challenged its prescribed burning claim. Now it must publish the evidence.

The Moorland Association challenges a Government wildfire science publication over contested claims on prescribed burning, rewetting and missing evidence.

Three Peak District wildfire appeals test Section 25 of the CROW Act. Can site-specific evidence justify access restrictions below Fire Severity Index Level 5?

Parliamentary questions 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2026: Defra on the carbon impact of heather burning rules, the England Wildfire Action Plan and new wildfire funding.

The Government's new wildfire measures back fuel management but ignore controlled burning. Why England's Wildfire Action Plan must include it.

What ministers told MPs about heather burning, wildfire planning and lead ammunition in written answers, week of 19–25 October 2026.

The EFRA Committee's wildfire report backs moorland managers, recognising burning as a tool and calling for workable licences and scrutiny of burning restrictions.

Natural England partially upholds Moorland Association complaint as a Peak District Section 25 wildfire application takes 38 days. What must change?

The Moorland Association has joined rural groups urging Defra to extend its gamebird Call for Evidence deadline and clarify how practical evidence will be assessed.

We checked Rewilding Britain's wildfire report: no managed-land baseline, no fuel or severity data, and weak UK peat evidence. Six questions it must answer.

Our letter in The Times backs the call for more firefighters, and argues that prevention must also mean managing the vegetation that fuels wildfires.