Controlled Burning

Discover how UK moorland keepers are restoring peatlands to protect our largest carbon store, boost biodiversity, and fight climate change on the moors.

New EU wildfire policy supports active moorland management and prescribed burning for climate resilience. Discover why the UK's Defra needs to catch up.

Has Natural England's wildfire policy unraveled? A key author admits peat rewetting doesn't prevent fires. Learn why England's Peat Action Plan needs rewriting.

Discover how traditional controlled burning revitalises moorland heather, boosting essential soil nutrients and plant health in this easy-to-read science summary.

Why is Defra risking public health and NHS budgets by banning moorland heather burning? Read our letter to The Telegraph on the flaws in current wildfire policy.

LSE research reveals the real cause of extreme wildfires: dangerous fuel loads. Discover why traditional land management and controlled burning are our best defense.

Discover how traditional moorland management, like controlled burning, boosts the nutritional value of heather for red grouse and livestock in our latest summary.

A scientific study reveals how traditional controlled burning on moorlands reduces severe wildfire risks by managing heather fuel loads and protecting peat soils.

Discover how new research proves traditional prescribed burning, when conducted by trained teams, protects vital moorland soils and underground carbon stores.

Read Moorland Association CEO Andrew Gilruth's evidence to the EAC Peatland Inquiry on why controlled burning is essential to prevent severe upland wildfires.

Policymakers must abandon passive conservation and empower land managers. Restoring tools like controlled burning and grazing will strip fuel to prevent catastrophic wildfires.

Update: Natural England apologises for an email sent in error and promises to address concerns regarding the peer review of the NEER155 heather burning report.