July was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows
Smoking rising from Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, where vast areas of a nature reserve were destroyed by fire. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenSmoking rising from Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, where vast areas of a nature reserve were destroyed by fire. 2022 was also a record year for heat, with the UK recording temperatures of 40C for the first and only time.The 2026 data covers January to August only, whereas the 2022 data covers the full 12 months.
- ▪Smoking rising from Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, where vast areas of a nature reserve were destroyed by fire.
- ▪Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenSmoking rising from Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, where vast areas of a nature reserve were destroyed by fire.
- ▪2022 was also a record year for heat, with the UK recording temperatures of 40C for the first and only time.The 2026 data covers January to August only, whereas the 2022 data covers the full 12 months.
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Smoking rising from Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, where vast areas of a nature reserve were destroyed by fire. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenSmoking rising from Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, where vast areas of a nature reserve were destroyed by fire. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAWildfiresJuly 2026 was worst on record for wildfires in England, data showsDevastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this yearPippa Neill Environment reporterThu 8 Oct 2026 06.34 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 06.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThis July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded.This summer has…
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