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First detected 4 days ago · last seen 15 min ago · 51.307, -0.950
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 4 days. It measures roughly 0.6 km across and is giving off 26 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting east.
Fire size
0.4 km²
about 60 football pitches
Width
0.6 km
across
Heat output
26 MW
peak 13 MW
Satellite passes
216
3 hot pixels
Roughly where
Southern England · 51.31, -0.95
Smoke
Smoke is drifting east, on a 3 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 6 km² downwind. If it's heading your way, close windows and doors and bring washing and pets in.
How it's developed
First picked up by satellite
4 days ago
Wildfire detected — significant, 17 MW, 2 px
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BBKX (P28A, GBBKX) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,750 ft, 8.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GJIIO orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,400 ft, 10.2 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CMKJ (P28A, GCMKJ) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 5.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~10 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~20 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BICW (P28A, GBICW) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,000 ft, 6.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZA705 (H47, SHF260) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 450 ft, 8.8 km from incident — discrete squawk
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-JJAN (P28A, GJJAN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 750 ft, 8.8 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BSCZ (C152, GBSCZ) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 7.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~36 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~24 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, RVR9NP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,000 ft, 8.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, GRVNP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,900 ft, 7.8 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~11 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, GRVNP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,950 ft, 8.2 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, RVR9NP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,100 ft, 8.7 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~48 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~46 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CMKJ (P28A, GCMKJ) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 700 ft, 5.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, GRVNP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,000 ft, 10.5 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, RVR9NP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,200 ft, 10.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~65 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, RVR9NP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,200 ft, 9.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~75 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~72 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, GRVNP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,000 ft, 10.7 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, RVR9NP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,100 ft, 9.5 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1144 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~85 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~83 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, GRVNP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,000 ft, 9.7 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RVNP (P68, RVR9NP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,200 ft, 10.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~94 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~93 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-OMJA (P28A, ABLE02) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 9.8 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-JJAN (P28A, GJJAN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 400 ft, 4.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~41 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~286 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BICW (P28A, GBICW) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 7.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-NIKL (R22, GNIKL) orbiting (rotary) @ 900 ft, 7.3 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1350 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~23 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BICW (P28A, GBICW) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 5.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1418 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CMKJ (P28A, GCMKJ) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 700 ft, 6.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2429 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GLKZZ orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,500 ft, 6.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~14 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BICW (P28A, GBICW) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 600 ft, 9.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-JJAN (P28A, GJJAN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 4.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ONES (RF6, GSAUP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,850 ft, 7.3 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1835 min)
47 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2821 min)
47 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-JJAN (P28A, GJJAN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 950 ft, 9.6 km from incident — discrete squawk
47 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1897 min)
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-JJAN (P28A, GJJAN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 600 ft, 5.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1931 min)
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZD982 (H47, SHF596) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 500 ft, 8.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
44 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
44 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZD982 (H47, SHF596) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 7.7 km from incident — discrete squawk
44 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~17 min)
44 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BGWM (P28A, GBGWM) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,500 ft, 11.6 km from incident — discrete squawk
44 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
43 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CEGU (P28A, GCEGU) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,200 ft, 8.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
30 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~17 min)
30 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-FPSA (P28A, GFPSA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,000 ft, 8.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
28 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~23 min)
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZH896 (H47, ALYCAT3) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 6.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-MUON (GLID, GMUON) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,650 ft, 11.0 km from incident
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZH896 (H47, SHF399) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 400 ft, 7.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~79 min)
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZH896 (H47, SHF399) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 500 ft, 8.6 km from incident — discrete squawk
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~106 min)
25 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-OMJA (P28A, ABLE02) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 10.5 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~4250 min)
3 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BICW (P28A, GBICW) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 7.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~5531 min)
2 h ago
If you can see it
Call 999 and ask for the Fire service — give a what3words location or a nearby landmark. Keep upwind and don't try to tackle it yourself.
Found automatically by Arcus from NASA satellite heat detections. Size, severity and smoke direction are estimates from orbit — this is a satellite's-eye view, not confirmed by the fire service. Seen by NOAA20. Back to all UK wildfires.