The Langdale Moor wildfire started on the evening of 11 August 2025 near RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire.
The North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service was first called out.
The fire crews created a firebank,...
...but Tuesday monrning they found the fire had jumped the firebank and coverd an area of 300 square metres.
One day later (13.8.) the fire covered an estimated area of 5 square kilometres...
...and 20 fire crews were in attendance.
Crews came from locations quite distant from the fire (such as Tadcaster, Bedale and Bentham - 166 kms distance).
On fourth day helicopters and drone have been used to survey...
...and to keep local residents informed. They have been advised to close their windows due to smoke.
By 15 August the smell of smoke could be detected in York (56 kilometres away) and the following day it had reached Skipton (130 kilometres away).
By the morning of 24 August the fire's reach covered estimated 20 kilometres.
A fortnight after start (25 August) fire spreads northwards, ...
... and a section of A171 road (Whitby-Scarborough) has been closed (near Robin Hood's Bay).
Fire service, gamekeepers, farmers...
...and other local responders are working tirelessly in difficult conditions.
Some sheep got lost and seem to come to assess the work carried out in the forest with firebreaks.
Meanwhile crews are spending more days at the scene.
Farmers are helping 24/7 with their tankers bringing lots of water to refill the hoses...
...and to combat the fires.
They are filling up the tankers at Whitby...
...and driving back - hoping that the fire soon gets under control.
At the end of August the fire covered an area of 25 square kilometres...
...despite help from over 60 firefighters,...
...and helicopters in action.
Besides NorthYorkshire firefighters, crews attended from County Durham and Darlington, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cleveland, Humberside and even from London!
After 18 days: The blaze covers a massive area of about 25 square kilometres. The caravan site was getting worried (white caravans on the right side of the photo)!
31st of August: The flare ups will continue for some time as the peat continues to burn under the surface, creating hot spots. But hopefully the firefighters, gamekeepers, farmers AND the weather have finally managed to get the fire under control!
