NASA FIRMS VIIRS

Data Forensics

UK Wildfire Tracker

Using NASA satellites this tool detects new wildfires in the UK

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Daily hotspot activity

Satellite-detected hotspot activity since 1 June 2026 — loading earlier days…

Hotspot clusters per dayCombined estimated footprint (km²)

Counts represent satellite-detected hotspot clusters. Footprint is an estimate of detected thermal-anomaly area, not burned land.

Cluster (last 24 h)Ongoing cluster (over 24 h)DetectionCluster rank

Potential UK wildfires

Ranked by estimated 24-hour satellite-detection footprint

Ongoing hotspot clusters

Thermal signatures detected for longer than 24 hours, with how long they have been detected and when they were first seen

Satellite detections indicate thermal anomalies and do not necessarily represent confirmed wildfires. The estimated detection footprint is calculated from active-fire pixels and is not a measurement of the area burned.