Defra & Natural England

The Moorland Association has written to the Prime Minister on upland fuel loads and wildfire risk. Read our letter and provisional fuel load model.

Explore how Natural England's shift on wildfire prevention emphasizes vegetation fuel reduction. Discover why policy must follow this crucial step.

Natural England confirms outline fire-prevention directions can be sought before FSI level 5 — but the MA is pressing for a national CROW review.

Wildfire no longer stops at the moor. Nearly 50,000 London homes sit in the danger zone — and Britain hasn't built, planned or insured for it.

The Moorland Association asks Natural England to clarify urgent Section 25 wildfire access requests — members should not wait for FSI level 5

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.

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

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

The chairman of the EFRA Committee has written to Defra, asking how it is addressing concerns about managed burning licences and the evidence base behind the 2025 burning regulations.

Research shows managed burning and grazing cut wildfire severity by up to 70%. So why is Britain restricting it? What the moors told Parliament's fire inquiry.