2025 was the United Kingdom's worst year for wildfires on record, with the highest area of land affected by them since records began in 2012. Over 47,879 ha was burnt, surpassing the previous annual r
Burnt land on the Sugar Loaf.
Burnt gorse near St Bees, seen on 11 April.
Smoke from a fire in the Mourne Mountains on 6 April.
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The Mourne Mountains, also called the Mournes or the Mountains of Mourne, are a predominantly granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. They include the highest moun
2025 United Kingdom wildfires
…Marsden Moor; it covered an area of around 18 sq mi (12,000 acres; 4,700 ha; 47 km2). On 17 March at 6:42 p.m. a fire began in near Castlewellan in the Mourne Mountains; it was attended by seven appliances and 60 firefighters and is believed to have been started deliberately. At 2:15 p.m. on 20 March, a fire started…
View of the Mournes from Murlough Nature Reserve
The Mourne Wall on Slieve Donard, looking west
The eastern Mournes seen from Annalong Wood
Mourne Wall on Slieve Bearnagh