N.Ireland
Farmers’ help sought in NI wildfire prevention
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is supporting calls from other agencies and farming organisations for the help...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is supporting calls from other agencies and farming organisations for the help...
Environment
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has today (Tuesday, March 28) opened a consultation on the future management of wildfires...
N.Ireland
The UK Wildfire Conference will take place in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on Wednesday and Thursday of this week (November...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the Police Service...
Environment
There is a major risk of ‘catastrophic’ wildfires engulfing swathes of one of England’s leading national parks, according to a...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to remain vigilant to wildfires as the weather is unprecedently warm and dry...
Environment
Almost £350,000 has been set aside to help the Mourne Mountains recover following the devastating wildfire in April 2021, Environment...
Agri Politics
An attempt to ban all controlled heather and grass burning in its entirety has failed, after MPs rejected a Labour...
Rural Life
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is urging people to avoid using barbecues and lighting fires in the countryside....
Rural Life
As the country prepares for the gradual easing of lockdown, the Countryside Alliance has published its advice on the prevention...
Rural Life
Fire crews have been battling two separate wildfires that broke out across moorlands in south Devon. The first fire that...
Rural Life
Pictures taken by a scientist on board a research aircraft show the full extent of the devastation caused by the...
Environment
Countryside organisations have welcomed ministerial acknowledgement of moorland management’s role in helping to prevent wildfires. The Countryside Alliance, Moorland Association...