Wildfires began to break out across England . The two largest fires broke out at Saddleworth Moor on 25 June , and at Winter Hill on 28 June , the former being England 's largest in living memory . As of September 2018 , arrests have been made on the charge of arson , yet the cause of these fires is undetermined . However , the factor that allowed the fires to establish was the persistently hot and breezy weather conditions . This dried out vegetation and the underlying peat , allowing it to easily burn
Wildfires
2018 United Kingdom wildfires
2018 British Isles heat wave