Wildfires

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

New research finds post-wildfire flood peaks were at least twice as large as those from similar pre-wildfire storms in 75% of cases studied.

This video from the Peak District Moorland Group shows that rewetting cannot be relied upon to prevent wildfires.

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.

Urgent: Submit your practical evidence to the EFRA wildfire inquiry by 15 May. The Moorland Association needs your on-the-ground experience to shape policy.

Gamekeepers and fire crews are battling a major wildfire near Snake Pass, Peak District. The A57 is closed and the national wildfire risk index is now at RED.

The Moorland Association reveals UK constituencies at highest risk of deadly wildfires, led by High Peak. View the threat index data shared with MPs.

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.

Our Wildfire Risk League Table sets out constituency-level wildfire risk rankings. The analysis draws on open-source data on local fire weather, vegetation volume and the proximity of homes to vegetation fuel.

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.