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Wildfires
Blogs and latest news about moorland wildfires by the Moorland Association.
Jan 233 min read
FAQs: England's Moorland Wildfire Risk
Below is a summary of the key points made in the letter we recently sent to the Home Secretary outlining the risk of devastating...
Jan 221 min read
MA wildfire letter to Home Secretary featured in press
The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have published stories in response to the letter we sent to the Home Secretary outlining the risk of...
Jan 218 min read
England’s catastrophic wildfires will be blamed on the Home Office: our letter to the Home Secretary
We recently sent a letter to the Home Secretary outlining the very real risk of catastrophic wildfires engulfing our moorlands due to...
Jan 82 min read
Protecting the Moorlands of England with Marine 3 Fire: Guest Blog by Mosmart UK
The Moorlands of England are among the UK’s most treasured landscapes, known for their natural beauty, unique ecosystems, and cultural...
Oct 30, 20242 min read
Still no action on wildfire risk despite the evidence
Officials from Defra, the Home Office and Natural England visited moors in the Peak District last week. The Game and Wildlife...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Wildfire 2024 unites international experts on wildfire, but is anyone in the UK listening?
This year’s flagship Wildfire 2024 Conference will be held in Aberdeen on 12-13 November, uniting internationally renowned firefighters...
Mar 29, 20232 min read
True threat of wildfire risk in Climate Change Committee report highlighted by Moorland Association
The Moorland Association today is encouraged by the Climate Change Committee’s latest adaptation report that highlights for the first...
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Moorland Association urges major rethink on efforts to tackle deadly wildfires
The Moorland Association, whose members manage nearly one million acres of heather moorland, today called for a ‘major rethink’ on how...
May 20, 20221 min read
Risk of 'catastrophic' wildfire in Peak District, according to research report
A research project published by the Peak District Wildfire Group warns there is a major risk of ‘catastrophic’ wildfire engulfing swathes...
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Moorland Estates partner with Fire & Rescue Service to combat devastating wildfires
The spate of wildfires across England in recent weeks has underlined the impact of these wildfires, which can destroy thousands of...
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Risk of catastrophic wildfire on moorland as fire service records 55 incidents in three months
England’s iconic moorland landscape is under ‘extreme’ threat from wildfire with 24 fires having been recorded in the last four days...
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Moorland Association welcomes prison sentence for moorland fire
The Moorland Association welcomes the news that an individual has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for causing a fire which...
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Moorland Association welcomes proposed ban on disposable barbecues on moorland
The Moorland Association welcomes the Disposable Barbecues Bill, proposed by High Peak MP Robert Largan. The Disposable Barbecues Bill...
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Firefighting gamekeepers save important moorland restoration project
Gamekeepers and moorland managers in the Peak District have saved one of the most important moorland restoration projects in the country...
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Gamekeepers on Guard!
Moorland managers are ‘eyes and ears’ against wildfires Gamekeepers and moorland manages are stepping up their efforts to help prevent...
Mar 12, 20202 min read
Moorland Association welcomes the Firewise Communities initiative
The Moorland Association today welcomes the development of the Firewise Communities initiative . Firewise Communities is an international...
Jan 9, 20205 min read
Australia’s wildfires prove that you cannot simply ban burning
Amanda Anderson, Director of the Moorland Association,responds to the recent wildfires in Australia: The horrific wildfires that are...
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