Started on Aug 13, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Bilsthorpe in the United Kingdom, an active wildfire has consumed 130 hectares, equivalent to 321 acres, since it started on August 13, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat intensity from the peak fire radiative power, even as the blaze continues to affect the area during the local fire season, which typically spans from April to September.
Monitoring systems have registered six heat detections in the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of thermal anomalies surrounding the active front near Bilsthorpe.
In context
This wildfire burned in United Kingdom for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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