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First detected 4 days ago · last seen 16 min ago · 52.062, -1.192
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 4 days. It measures roughly 0.5 km across and is giving off 32 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting south-east.
Fire size
0.4 km²
about 60 football pitches
Width
0.5 km
across
Heat output
32 MW
peak 13 MW
Satellite passes
125
3 hot pixels
Roughly where
Midlands / East Anglia · 52.06, -1.19
Smoke
Smoke is drifting south-east, on a 6 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 5 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, 27 MW, 3 px
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-DIIO (GLID, GDIIO) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,150 ft, 11.5 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CLSS (ARCP, GCLSS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 4,500 ft, 7.8 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CIDD (CH7A, GCIDD) orbiting (rotary) @ 2,850 ft, 9.9 km from incident — possible air-attack
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~10 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CLYD (VNTE, GCLYD) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 8.9 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-VCXT (VENT, GVCXT) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,800 ft, 6.6 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GLIDERZG orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,900 ft, 11.4 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CLSS (ARCP, GCLSS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 4,750 ft, 11.4 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~15 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~106 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-OKPS (SKRA, GOKPS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,400 ft, 4.9 km from incident
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BRBP (C152, GBRBP) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 750 ft, 4.9 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-SRWN (P28A, GSRWN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 9.4 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~15 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-DCDO (C42, GDCDOFID) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 500 ft, 5.4 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-WARX (P28A, GWARX) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,200 ft, 5.4 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RACY (C182, GRACY) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 3.7 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~15 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CBCB (BDOG, GCBCB) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 500 ft, 8.0 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BORK (P28A, GBORK) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,600 ft, 11.8 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~10 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BNHJ (C152, GBNHJ) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,950 ft, 6.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-SRWN (P28A, GSRWN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,200 ft, 5.9 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~22 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~203 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-NYNE (GLID, GNYNE) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,750 ft, 9.4 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-KIAN (P28R, GKIAN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,250 ft, 6.1 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ZOLA (DA42, GZOLA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 4.1 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CLSS (ARCP, GCLSS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,350 ft, 10.2 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ZOLA (DA42, GZOLA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 650 ft, 4.5 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~19 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1489 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GLIDERZG orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,100 ft, 8.9 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~34 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1422 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-AWWO (DR10, GAWWO) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,250 ft, 7.2 km from incident
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GSETG orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,000 ft, 4.1 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-SNDS (SR20, GSNDS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 8.9 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~16 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GSETG orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 600 ft, 8.4 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~39 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~32 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ICEZ (R44, GICEZ) orbiting (rotary) @ 700 ft, 4.7 km from incident — possible air-attack
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BOKX (P28A, GBOKX) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,000 ft, 6.1 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~15 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ICEZ (R44, GICEZ) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,050 ft, 8.7 km from incident — possible air-attack
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BOKX (P28A, GBOKX) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,700 ft, 7.4 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-SRWN (P28A, GSRWN) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,100 ft, 7.8 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~130 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BHFK (P28A, GBHFK) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,100 ft, 3.7 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~130 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1631 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-OCAM (AA5, GOCAM) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,100 ft, 5.8 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: N696PG (SR22) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,100 ft, 5.6 km from incident
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
47 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-SNDS (SR20, GSNDS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,800 ft, 5.6 km from incident
47 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~396 min)
47 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CLYD (VNTE, GCLYD) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 4,400 ft, 4.1 km from incident
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2864 min)
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-VCXT (VENT, GVCXT) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,300 ft, 10.6 km from incident
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-NYNE (GLID, GNYNE) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,550 ft, 9.9 km from incident
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2859 min)
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1492 min)
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-RGAH (DA40, LDG65) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,750 ft, 9.8 km from incident — discrete squawk
45 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
45 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-AVBG (P28A, GAVBG) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,800 ft, 11.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
45 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~15 min)
44 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BORK (P28A, GBORK) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,200 ft, 5.2 km from incident
29 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2707 min)
29 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BRDF (P28A, GBRDF) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,250 ft, 6.3 km from incident
28 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~17 min)
28 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ZOLA (DA42, GZOLA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 7.2 km from incident
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2654 min)
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ICEZ (R44, GICEZ) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,050 ft, 6.7 km from incident — possible air-attack
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ZOLA (DA42, GZOLA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 7.9 km from incident
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-NIKL (R22, GNIKL) orbiting (rotary) @ 700 ft, 8.0 km from incident — possible air-attack
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~2684 min)
26 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~27 min)
25 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1597 min)
25 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-OVPM (EUPA, GOVPM) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 400 ft, 8.6 km from incident
7 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
6 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ZOLA (DA42, GZOLA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,300 ft, 4.0 km from incident
3 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~4076 min)
3 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-COVA (P28A, GCOVA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,200 ft, 6.8 km from incident
2 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~17 min)
2 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-ICEZ (R44, GICEZ) orbiting (rotary) @ 800 ft, 8.7 km from incident — possible air-attack
1 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-NIKL (R22, GNIKL) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,200 ft, 9.7 km from incident — possible air-attack
1 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BOKX (P28A, GBOKX) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 9.3 km from incident
56 min ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~3050 min)
42 min ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~3069 min)
38 min ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1518 min)
32 min 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.