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Defra has now confirmed the next stage of restrictions on burning vegetation on England’s upland peat.

A new study has modelled how prescribed burning interacts with uncontrolled wildfires. The researchers compared two main approaches: reactive and proactive.

The government's decision to ban the burning of vegetation on deep peat is misguided and ignores real concerns over wildfire risks.

We welcome Emma Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for DEFRA. The department is crying out for her energy and fresh thinking.

Scientists have questioned the claim that prescribed heather burning causes a net peat carbon loss and contributes to the climate crisis.

Heather beetle continues to cause concern across the uplands. Members have asked about the role of burning in relation to beetle control and recovery. Below is a summary of past research, observations and opinions drawn from the scientific literature.

Landowners are increasingly seeing applications made under the Commons Act 2006 (Schedule 2(4)) to register land as common land on the basis that it is “waste land of the manor.”

A new study from Nevada, USA, has found that smoke from wildland fires can lead to increased hospital visits for breathing and heart problems - and the type of fire makes a difference.

A ten-year study across three British upland peatlands has found that active heather management - especially controlled burning - can improve the nutritional quality of key moorland plants.

This blog post provides a detailed summary of the paper: Unprecedented UK heatwave harmonised drivers of fuel moisture creating extreme temperate wildfire risk.

Britain’s birds of prey are thriving. Red kite, buzzards and sea-eagles are all doing well. Golden eagle numbers are up. And, in England, hen harrier numbers are at a 200-year high.