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The 2026 England and Wales wildfire season

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Where it stands

By 22 August, more than 18,800 hectares had burned across England and Wales in 2026, a record for that point in the year, despite about half as many fires as in 2025. Fires remain part of the season; the reports do not establish that they have all been extinguished or give a final burned-area total.

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    1. Update 11,132 Fires and Counting: England and Wales Blow Past Last Year's Wildfire Total

    The story so far

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      1,132 Fires and Counting: England and Wales Blow Past Last Year's Wildfire Total

      England and Wales passed last year's wildfire total by mid-August as drought, heat and stretched crews turned moorland fires into a housing emergency.

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      • No verified burned-area total, largest-fire ranking, or Talygarn, Blaenavon and New Forest details in the sources provided.
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    Places

    • BlaenavonBlaenavon, Pontypool, UK1 report
    • National Trust - Dunwich Heath and BeachCoastguard Cottages, Minsmere Rd, Dunwich, Saxmundham IP17 3DJ, UK1 report
    • StalybridgeStalybridge, UK1 report
    • StourbridgeStourbridge, UK1 report
    • TreherbertTreherbert, Treorchy, UK1 report
    • WalesWales, UK1 report

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