UK wood waste already recycled to chipboard & MDF. Drax wipe out nearly all these factories due to huge consumption. Not enough biomass in UK to supply Drax. BECCS would be interesting. See pros/cons businessenergydeals.co.uk/blog/drax-biom…

✍️ On 17 Jan, Lord Roborough posed a written question to the Home Office, inquiring whether the Government expect a higher incidence of wildfires in the coming years and what plans they have to mitigate the impact of wildfires on newly established forests and woodland. Answer 👇

A few wildfires in Scotland popping up on EFFIS. A bit concerned about the size of one in SW, nr Glentrool village. 6km2 (3,600ha). Also seeing some big ones in Wales. Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 Rory Hadden Scottish Wildfire Forum Scottish Land & Estates NFU Scotland Forestry and Land Scotland

The linked RSE paper by DT is vague, & doesn’t drill down to look at actual issues. And needs comprehensive risk assessment or bowtie risk analysis to identify cross-cutting issues e.g. soil carbon emissions from afforestation peaty soils

A Galloway Wildfire – Bog Myrtle & Peat gallowayfarm.blog/2025/04/07/a-g…

Not sure either is right. The largest wildfires in UK have happened in April. The Galloway Forest Park fire this April was c. 6,000 ha, and Ardnamurchan fire 2003 was 7,000ha. Difficult terrain & lower population reason.

Where did you get your statistics? Looking at EFFIS statistics over many years for fires >30ha I think still shows that the majority of large fires in UK happen in springtime.

And need to be careful to exclude the large number of small land management fires, known as Muirburn in Scotland

EFFIS data over many yrs 🔥 >30ha occur springtime in Scotland/UK. Need to exclude land management fires known as Muirburn in Scotland. See JHI paper scottishwildfireforum.co.uk/resources

And here's a map of the burnt area locations, most picked up over the past 30 days. [2/2]

Largest fire 2025 Galloway Forest Park 6,720 ha (16,598 acres) source EFFIS MODIS/Sentinel 2, mostly grassfire, damaged SSSI. Lots helicopters. Scottish Land & Estates Forestry Journal NFU Scotland Scottish Wildfire Forum Scottish Gamekeepers Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏

Royal Scottish Forestry Society makes 3 fire articles publicly available, including UK Wildfire 2024 conference report, see rsfs.org.uk/index.php/comp… Scottish Wildfire Forum Scottish Land & Estates Moorland Association The Heather Trust NFU Scotland Andy Elliott Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires 🔥

🚱 #Drought Report ⚠️ 27.6% of the EU & UK is in warning, 1.5% in alert. Since late March, drought has intensified, spreading across central, northern & south-eastern Europe, with alerts now in Greece, Türkiye & the Balkans. 🔗 europa.eu/!WX3pwj

🔥 Extreme Wildfire Warning – Mainland Scotland 🔥 An Extreme Wildfire Warning is in place across mainland Scotland from today until Monday, 12 May. ✅ Avoid BBQs and campfires ✅ Never discard cigarettes or litter More info on our website: ow.ly/kkqT50VQ445

Fire crews were still in attendance this morning tackling sporadic hotspots. Around 100 Hectares lost, devastating to local wildlife! Please follow the guidance of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and help prevent further wildfires. ⬇️

Wildland firefighters are increasingly being called to fight wildfires in urban environments. Lindon Pronto Lindon Pronto challenges our current approaches to fighting fires in Wildfire Magazine Special Edition: #LAFires #wildfire ow.ly/zLsK50VNmWz

This is alarming, we need to check NatureScot equivalent peat maps as a matter of urgency. Ross Ewing Scottish Land & Estates

Landward TV airing wildfire training, fire 🔥 to tackle 🔥 Andy Elliott Scottish Gamekeepers Scottish Wildfire Forum

⚠️ Update on wildfires in Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire ⚠️ Please take a few minutes to watch the video that shows the huge scale of the response and acknowledges the dedication of all the firefighters who responded.

Pleased to contribute to BBC Radio Scotland: Weekend GMS alongside Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 with analysis of the recent #wildfires in the Highlands. While the cause of the fire is under investigation, a comprehensive government-led debrief needs to take place to ensure lessons are learned. Scottish Land & Estates