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New data reveals Wildfires breaking out across Englanddata comes from fire department data for the spring and summer months of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Statistics, by press association Covers incidents classified as “grassland, woodland and crop” fires under a Freedom of Information request.
While 35 of England’s 43 mainland fire services provided comprehensive monthly data, eight either provided incomplete information, declined to respond or did not provide any data.
This category covers fires occurring in any of the following subcategories: canal/riparian vegetation; grassland, pasture, grazing; moorland or marshland; hedges; railway track vegetation; roadside vegetation; scrubland; stacked/baled crops; standing crops; straw/stubble burning; scrub (including individual trees not in gardens); woodland/forest – broadleaf/hardwood; and woodland/forest – conifer/softwood.
Where spring numbers are marked with an asterisk
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Avon:
161 from March to May 2022, 89 from March to May 2023, 82 from March to May 2024, 270 from March to May 2025*.
294 from June to August 2022, 146 from June to August 2023, 146 from June to August 2024, and 411 from June to August 2025.
Bedfordshire:
95 from March to May 2022, 51 from March to May 2023, 24 from March to May 2024, 139 from March to May 2025.
341 from June to August 2022, 108 from June to August 2023, 103 from June to August 2024, and 229 from June to August 2025.
Berkshire:
95 from March to May 2022, 50 from March to May 2023, 27 from March to May 2024, 105 from March to May 2025.
274 from June to August 2022, 67 from June to August 2023, 82 from June to August 2024, 213 from June to August 2025.
Buckinghamshire:
85 from March to May 2022, 37 from March to May 2023, 36 from March to May 2024, 127 from March to May 2025.
328 from June to August 2022, 106 from June to August 2023, 78 from June to August 2024, 195 from June to August 2025.
Cambridgeshire:
106 from March to May 2022, 49 from March to May 2023, 39 from March to May 2024, 88 from March to May 2025.
419 from June to August 2022, 121 from June to August 2023, 135 from June to August 2024, and 256 from June to August 2025.
Cheshire:
159 from March to May 2022, 129 from March to May 2023, 67 from March to May 2024, and 245 from March to May 2025.
313 from June to August 2022, 127 from June to August 2023, 104 from June to August 2024, and 203 from June to August 2025.
Cumbria:
March to May 2022 76, March to May 2023 85, March to May 2024 32, March to May 2025 221*.
96 from June to August 2022, 117 from June to August 2023, 42 from June to August 2024, 60 from June to August 2025.
Derbyshire:
March to May 2022 201, March to May 2023 86, March to May 2024 65, March to May 2025 334*.
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Devon and Somerset:
164 from March to May 2022, 76 from March to May 2023, 46 from March to May 2024, 229 from March to May 2025.
480 from June to August 2022, 177 from June to August 2023, 159 from June to August 2024, and 443 from June to August 2025.
Dorset and Wiltshire:
March to May 2022 151, March to May 2023 129, March to May 2024 75, March to May 2025 298*.
513 from June to August 2022, 205 from June to August 2023, 185 from June to August 2024, and 459 from June to August 2025.
Durham and Darlington:
649 from March to May 2022, 235 from March to May 2023, 159 from March to May 2024, 719 from March to May 2025*.
914 from June to August 2022, 280 from June to August 2023, 256 from June to August 2024, and 578 from June to August 2025.
East Sussex:
85 from March to May 2022, 47 from March to May 2023, 31 from March to May 2024, 97 from March to May 2025.
230 from June to August 2022, 96 from June to August 2023, 93 from June to August 2024, 121 from June to August 2025.
Essex:
169 from March to May 2022, 103 from March to May 2023, 74 from March to May 2024, 254 from March to May 2025.
1,105 from June to August 2022, 342 from June to August 2023, 343 from June to August 2024, and 656 from June to August 2025.
Gloucestershire:
March to May 2022 77, March to May 33, 2023, March to May 16, 2024, March to May 2025 114*.
271 from June to August 2022, 70 from June to August 2023, 69 from June to August 2024, 270 from June to August 2025.
Greater Manchester:
552 people from March to May 2022, 329 people from March to May 2023, 155 people from March to May 2024, and 1,173 people from March to May 2025.
679 from June to August 2022, 399 from June to August 2023, 347 from June to August 2024, and 501 from June to August 2025.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight:
257 from March to May 2022, 164 from March to May 2023, 109 from March to May 2024, and 428 from March to May 2025.
909 from June to August 2022, 305 from June to August 2023, 264 from June to August 2024, and 632 from June to August 2025.
Hereford and Worcester:
131 from March to May 2022, 54 from March to May 2023, 51 from March to May 2024, 183 from March to May 2025.
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Humberside:
235 from March to May 2022, 94 from March to May 2023, 53 from March to May 2024, 257 from March to May 2025.
616 from June to August 2022, 205 from June to August 2023, 222 from June to August 2024, and 323 from June to August 2025.
Kent:
264 from March to May 2022, 134 from March to May 2023, 79 from March to May 2024, and 386 from March to May 2025.
874 from June to August 2022, 313 from June to August 2023, 322 from June to August 2024, and 509 from June to August 2025.
Lancashire:
188 from March to May 2022, 142 from March to May 2023, 69 from March to May 2024, 416 from March to May 2025.
219 from June to August 2022, 181 from June to August 2023, 83 from June to August 2024, 200 from June to August 2025.
Leicestershire:
137 from March to May 2022, 57 from March to May 2023, 49 from March to May 2024, 190 from March to May 2025.
420 from June to August 2022, 125 from June to August 2023, 125 from June to August 2024, and 285 from June to August 2025.
Lincolnshire:
71 from March to May 2022, 36 from March to May 2023, 23 from March to May 2024, 112 from March to May 2025.
363 from June to August 2022, 109 from June to August 2023, 89 from June to August 2024, 148 from June to August 2025.
London:
456 from March to May 2022, 212 from March to May 2023, 183 from March to May 2024, and 659 from March to May 2025.
2,006 from June to August 2022, 614 from June to August 2023, 635 from June to August 2024, and 1,235 from June to August 2025.
Merseyside:
532 from March to May 2022, 315 from March to May 2023, 113 from March to May 2024, 730 from March to May 2025.
781 from June to August 2022, 338 from June to August 2023, 212 from June to August 2024, and 520 from June to August 2025.
Norfolk:
128 from March to May 2022, 70 from March to May 2023, 93 from March to May 2024, 213 from March to May 2025.
601 from June to August 2022, 188 from June to August 2023, 163 from June to August 2024, and 338 from June to August 2025.
Northumberland:
March to May 2022 216, March to May 2023 156, March to May 2024 61, March to May 2025 309*.
392 from June to August 2022, 157 from June to August 2023, 111 from June to August 2024, and 218 from June to August 2025.
Nottinghamshire:
282 from March to May 2022, 98 from March to May 2023, 91 from March to May 2024, and 347 from March to May 2025.
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Oxfordshire:
March to May 2022 71, March to May 30, 2023, March to May 20, 2024, March to May 2025 104*.
217 from June to August 2022, 65 from June to August 2023, 78 from June to August 2024, and 164 from June to August 2025.
South Yorkshire:
702 from March to May 2022, 286 from March to May 2023, 145 from March to May 2024, and 776 from March to May 2025.
1,449 from June to August 2022, 412 from June to August 2023, 411 from June to August 2024, and 1,080 from June to August 2025.
Staffordshire:
101 from March to May 2022, 66 from March to May 2023, 30 from March to May 2024, 183 from March to May 2025.
309 from June to August 2022, 85 from June to August 2023, 90 from June to August 2024, 211 from June to August 2025.
Surrey:
152 from March to May 2022, 83 from March to May 2023, 39 from March to May 2024, 197 from March to May 2025.
412 from June to August 2022, 200 from June to August 2023, 137 from June to August 2024, and 277 from June to August 2025.
Tyne and Wear:
957 from March to May 2022, 286 from March to May 2023, 237 from March to May 2024, 1,240 from March to May 2025*.
1,560 from June to August 2022, 507 from June to August 2023, 485 from June to August 2024, and 825 from June to August 2025.
Warwickshire:
99 from March to May 2022, 47 from March to May 2023, 27 from March to May 2024, 76 from March to May 2025.
301 from June to August 2022, 66 from June to August 2023, 117 from June to August 2024, and 213 from June to August 2025.
West Sussex:
108 from March to May 2022, 42 from March to May 2023, 39 from March to May 2024, 141 from March to May 2025*.
251 from June to August 2022, 108 from June to August 2023, 105 from June to August 2024, 161 from June to August 2025.
West Yorkshire:
582 people from March to May 2022, 337 people from March to May 2023, 182 people from March to May 2024, and 1,094 people from March to May 2025.
1,397 from June to August 2022, 539 from June to August 2023, 497 from June to August 2024, and 1,156 from June to August 2025.
35 troops total:
8,494 from March to May 2022, 4,237 from March to May 2023, 2,621 from March to May 2024, and 12,454 from March to May 2025.
20,858 from June to August 2022, 7,300 from June to August 2023, 6,788 from June to August 2024, and 14,448 from June to August 2025.