2025 could be the worst year yet for wildfires in the UK

Fire authority makes 'rare' move amid weather that's 'just not normal'

Fire danger period extended to mid-May 2025 in south-west Victoria due to extreme dryness. CFA highlights rare conditions and ongoing fires.

UK Wildfires in 2025 Have Already Surpassed Annual Record

The total area burnt by wildfires in the United Kingdom this year — more than 113 square miles — is higher than any year’s total in over a decade, according to data from the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS). Early spring wildfires are common in the UK, and researchers said the prolonged dry weather from March through early April helped create the ideal conditions for widespread fires, reported the BBC. “We had an exceptionally dry and s…

2025 could be the worst year yet for wildfires in the UK

The UK has had more wildfires this year than in any period since records began in 2012, according to new figures.Nearly 30,000 hectares – or 116 square miles – of the country have been burned by 83 fires so far this year.This is a larger area than has been burned in a full year since records began, according to the Global Wild Fire Information System.While wildfire season typically peaks in March and April, experts fear there could be a second w…

NatureScot & the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - denying that muirburn causes wildfires - parkswatchscotland

When I worked on Deeside 25 years ago, SFRS (Scottish Fire Brigade then) would say at our annual review meeting that 90% of wildfires to which they attended were started by “controlled” burning that had got out of control. A few years ago, they were saying that in the same area, only 10% of fires were started by “controlled” burns getting out of control. The change came as a result of better equipment being available, better training, better com…