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A Nature Geoscience study finds the 2025 Dava Moor megafire emitted 38,600 tonnes of carbon - 85% of it from peat combustion driven by anomalously dry soils.

A new CCC report warns of rising UK wildfire risks. Discover why practical moorland management and fuel-load control are vital for climate adaptation.

The RSPB and Leeds want grouse-moor licensing on air-quality grounds. The 2025 wildfire data - and their own figures - point the other way.

Tick populations and Lyme disease are surging. Learn how active land management and personal vigilance protect you from this growing health risk.

Read the Moorland Association's key themes for EFRA's Wildfire inquiry: active fuel management, rural capability & nature recovery. Submit your evidence by 18 May

Read the Moorland Association's response to the government consultation on quarry species, shooting seasons, and the need for workable predation licensing.

Exmoor's eagle release relies on lowland Isle of Wight data. This isn't enough to justify the larger, higher-risk Cumbrian upland reintroduction.

Wildfire policy can't wait for a 999 call. Read our letter to The Guardian urging the government to prioritise vegetation management for public safety.

How to complain to Defra about delay, poor communication or inconsistent handling of a burning licence application. New Moorland Association guidance.

Photos from the Appleton Common wildfire in North Yorkshire show burnt vegetation above standing water - proof that fuel loads, not wet ground, drive fire spread.

Tackle the UK wildfire crisis by integrating skilled gamekeepers and controlled burning to support our overstretched fire services, urges the Moorland Association.

The EFRA Committee has extended its wildfire inquiry deadline to May 18. Land managers are urged to submit evidence on wildfire risks and responses.