Fires spread quickly across moorland vegetation and can be devastating to the landscape and wildlife, including ground nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals. Uncontrolled fires also put livestock and members of the public at risk.

From the 17 May to 1 June join us for the inaugural Exmoor Nature Festival, supported by Visit Exmoor. Over 50 events are taking place across Exmoor celebrating wildlife and wellbeing in the National Park. With something for everyone they provide an opportunity to celebrate Exmoor's nature and put something back on our journey to nature recovery.

Our dark skies are some of the best in the UK. We have minimal light pollution and on a cloudless night you can see literally thousands of stars and astronomical sights such as the Milky Way with the naked eye. In 2011 Exmoor was designated as an International Dark Sky Reserve by the International Dark Sky Association. So why not take the time to visit Exmoor and look up?