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Scottish wildfire and muirburn extents

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

Dataset containing best available data on wildfires and muirburn locations in Scotland from 2018 onwards. Owing to limitations in satellite imagery availability (cloud) and staff resources this will not be a complete dataset of burns in Scotland.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
NatureScot Map Viewer 3/2/2026
wildfire 3/2/2026
landscape:wildfire 3/2/2026
GML (EPSG:4258) ZIP 3/2/2026
GeoJSON (EPSG:4326) ZIP 3/2/2026
ESRI File geodatabase (EPSG:27700) ZIP 3/2/2026
Geopackage (EPSG:27700) ZIP 3/2/2026
ESRI Shapefile (EPSG:27700) ZIP 3/2/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
03 February 2026
Harvest GUID
bf1698a3-4ef6-4c3d-b691-a35b334d8bcc
Extent (Latitude)
58.8877° to 53.3449°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.9112° to -0.2654°
Spatial reference system
27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2018-12-31
Dataset reference date (publication)
2022-04-04
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-01-30
Frequency of update
annually
Access constraints
© NatureScot, licensed under the Open Government Licence © European Union, 2000-2018
Responsible party
NatureScot (custodian, originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

karen.rentoul@nature.scot

Licence information

Available under the Open Government Licence (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/)