Every spring, fire crews across Britain are called to moorland and heath fires. Some burn for days across thousands of hectares, destroy nesting birds and habitats that took centuries to form, threaten homes and close roads. A good number of them are started by people: a disposable barbecue on dry heather, a campfire not properly put out, a fire lit on peat that smouldered underground and broke out the next…
In this lesson
UK law on lighting fires
England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Everywhere in the UK
Fire law and customs outside the UK
Wildfire risk and fire danger ratings
Caught near a wildfire
How it moves
What to do
Peat fires
Recognising peat
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