Wildfire near Clowne, United Kingdom (2026)

Wildfire near Clowne — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Clowne — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 15, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A 100-hectare (247-acre) wildfire remains active near Clowne in the United Kingdom after igniting on August 14, 2026. Operating within the region's typical fire season—which spans from April to September—the blaze has maintained a steady progression, with satellites currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front.

Surrounding the active perimeter, satellite observations over the past 48 hours have registered four distinct heat detections in the immediate vicinity, illustrating the localized spread and activity of the Clowne incident.

In context

This wildfire burned in United Kingdom for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.