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England Sees Second-Highest Year for Wildfires - but Which Year Set the Record?

Prolonged hot, dry conditions left land parched and in drought, while 2022 remains the record year with 1,592 wildfires, officials said.

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England has seen the second highest year on record for the number of wildfires in 2026 including one in Stourbridge.

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England sees second-highest year for wildfires - but which year set the record?

England has seen the second highest year on record for the number of wildfires in 2026 including one in Stourbridge.

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England wildfires soar to second-highest on record after extreme weather

Prolonged hot and dry conditions across spring and summer left land parched and plunged large swathes of England into drought

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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