For many years the NGO has argued that the Met Office's Fire Severity Index lags behind what gamekeepers and land managers are saying about the wildfire risk.

In April we had in excess of 400 fires – more than any other year on record. Isn't it time that the Government acted?

Firstly, by allowing moorland owners to manage fuel loads. And secondly, when conditions are this severe, we need the Government to step in and close public access to at-risk sites such as open access moorland and footpaths across sensitive at risk sites.

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