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The Government’s position is grounded in a robust and growing body of scientific evidence. Natural England’s 2025 review, NEER155, which builds on its 2013 report, incorporates over 100 new studies and remains the most comprehensive review of the UK’s climates and habitats, and the effects of burning on peatlands. It concluded that repeated burning alters the structural function of these habitats, undermining their ability to deliver environmental benefits and making them more susceptible to wildfire.