wildfire

Highlander rewarded for 'remarkable' wildfire fight

Farm Life

Highlander rewarded for 'remarkable' wildfire fight

The 79-year-old ex-gamekeeper spent 25 days tackling the Dava wildfire last year

clock 09 August 2026 • 3 min read
Cairngorms wildfire fund welcomed as calls grow for action on future fire risk

Environment

Cairngorms wildfire fund welcomed as calls grow for action on future fire risk

The Scottish gov announced a £3 million fund for those affected, but calls for further preventative methods still present

clock 08 August 2026 • 2 min read
Wildfire partnership urged after Green Cleugh Blaze threatened Pentland Hills

Environment

Wildfire partnership urged after Green Cleugh Blaze threatened Pentland Hills

The fire could have escalated from 17 hectares to a landscape-scale incident affecting more than 6,000 hectares

clock 03 August 2026 • 4 min read
Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

Environment

Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

Farmers Guardian reader Adrian Thornton-Berry, emailed with his thoughts on the recent wildfires on peatlands in Wales

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Emergency crews battle blaze as wildfires spread across Cairngorms

Environment

Emergency crews battle blaze as wildfires spread across Cairngorms

Tourist area evacuated and roads closed as Scottish MP calls for end to SNP's 'flawed' muirburn licensing scheme

clock 16 July 2026 • 2 min read
Grazing is part of multi-pronged answer to severe wildfires, says National Sheep Association

Sheep

Grazing is part of multi-pronged answer to severe wildfires, says National Sheep Association

NSA says conversation must move beyond how fires start and focus on why they become so destructive

clock 12 July 2026 • 2 min read
Cow-sharing scheme helps fight wildfires on Gower Commons

Beef

Cow-sharing scheme helps fight wildfires on Gower Commons

Grazier Emma Douglas has created a unique approach to wildfire prevention

clock 11 July 2026 • 5 min read
Fire service issues plea as machinery fires tear through farmland

Weather

Fire service issues plea as machinery fires tear through farmland

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services called to 48 incidents after heatwave leaves ground dangerously dry

clock 11 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

Environment

Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

Jane Thynne, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on the hot weather and fires in the countryside

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
Wildfire rips through 990 acres of Derbyshire moorland

Environment

Wildfire rips through 990 acres of Derbyshire moorland

Crews from across the region and beyond battle two-day blaze amid further extreme heat warnings

clock 26 June 2026 • 2 min read