Guidance Checking the peat depth is <40cm prior to undertaking a burn on moorland
This guidance is intended to assist moorland managers who wish to undertake a vegetation burn which they believe does not require a licence under The Heather and Grass etc Burning (England) Regulations 2021, but where there is shallow peat and they wish to collect evidence to show that the peat depth at the location of the burn is 40cm or less. This is not a mandatory process but will help show that reasonable steps have been taken to comply with the regulations. When burning vegetation on peat 40cm or less, you must ensure that all other necessary permissions (e.g. SSSI consent from Natural England) are in place.