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The UK’s 2025 wildfires burned 46,000 hectares and released 1.3 million tonnes of CO₂, equal to 890,000 cars, turning peatlands from carbon sinks into carbon sources.

New research shows controlled peat burning before rewetting cuts methane emissions by over 95%, disproving Natural England’s claims and supporting traditional moorland management.

Wildfires are driving a surge in deaths across the US through toxic air pollution. New research highlights why preventing large fires through active land management is vital.

The things you come across on a grouse moor. The pictures need few words. An adder, stoat, grey partridges and a greyhen. All filmed by gamekeepers.

As Britain faces record wildfires, reports from The Times, The Guardian, and The Spectator show how policy failures risk worsening the nation’s wildfire crisis.

Natural England expects rocky moorland to be cut by machine, an impossible task that leaves dangerous, unburnable heather increasing wildfire risks.

79% of wildfire responders at Carrbridge & Dava had controlled burning experience, showing how traditional moorland management strengthens fire preparedness.

Peer-reviewed studies show that when burning and cutting stop on upland moors, fuel loads rise four- to six-fold within 15–20 years, driving far more intense wildfires.

New research shows UK wildfire risk is rising sharply as vegetation dries in sync, exposing Defra’s failure to act on science and rethink peatland policy.

A severe heather beetle outbreak has forced moor keepers to burn young heather early to aid regeneration and reduce wildfire risk - vital, expert-led management.

The Moorland Association’s campaign to overturn Defra’s winter burning ban gains momentum, with a parliamentary motion, legal action, and growing political pressure.

The Wildlife Trusts wrongly claimed that 68% of upland wildfires are caused by managed burns. The real figure is closer to 5–10%. Here’s why accuracy matters.