As part of our MoorLIFE 2020 research and monitoring programme we collated information from relevant organisations to form a database for moorland wildfires across the South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation since 2007.

Read the report Final report, updated November 2022

This work is vitally important as it:

• helps in our understanding of the causes of wildfires, and informing us of how to prevent and tackle them
• can be used to identify the spatial distribution of wildfires to understand if and where problem areas occur
• provides data on wildfires that partners and academic institutions can access
• allows us to provide information to partners helping to develop a more comprehensive and detailed evidence-base associated with the scale, risk and impact of wildfires

This is the final wildfire report as part of MoorLIFE 2020. We have developed a wildfire log where people and organisations can record and view information about wildfires.  For more information about the wildfire log and to apply for an account, please contact moors@peakdistrict.gov.uk

We also conducted research into the perceived change in risk and severity of wildfire, prior to and after conservation work has been completed.

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