Wildfires

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

Get the latest real-time wildfire and emissions data for the UK including total area burnt, number of wildfires, carbon emissions and PM2.5 emissions.

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.

Firefighting must always be our last resort. When it comes to protecting our landscapes, active management is the only sustainable solution.

Our firefighters protect the moorlands; we must protect them. Learn how new research on rural fire risks calls for better health recognition in the UK.

The official investigation into the massive Langdale Moor fire in the North York Moors is in - and it’s a stark reminder of exactly why we constantly warn against naked flames in the countryside.

New research proves that protecting our uplands from devastating wildfires requires respecting the deep ecological history of the landscape and trusting the traditional knowledge held by rural communities.

Effective peatland fire prevention cannot be achieved from a desk; it relies entirely on equipping, trusting, and empowering the rural communities who actively manage and steward the land every day.

New research confirms unmanaged peat fires cause toxic pollution. See why active moorland management is vital for conservation and rural health.

Peatland rewetting has a hidden methane cost. New data suggests "Hybrid Restoration" - burning to rewet - cuts emissions by 95%. Read the 5 key findings here.

New study: Intense wildfire smoke may increase autism risk by 50% in clean-air rural areas. Learn why vegetation management is a public health necessity.