Fire’s Preventive Injection: Peat Fire in Saddleworth Moor

With the aggravation of global climate change, the frequency and harmfulness of wildfires are increasing worldwide.

According reports, 2019 had the highest number of wildfires in the UK's history. The most frequent wildfires in the UK are peat fires, which burn slower than bushfires and forest fires but last longer and are harder to control. The damage to global warming and human habitat is often greater; ecological recovery after that is harder. This plan aims to assess the risk of peat fire and use that risk assessment to identify where peat fires are most likely to occur in the future. Then, through a planting scheme, landscape structures, and other external interference means, the proposal tries to prevent fire occurrence.

On the overall scale (16.8 km²), the scenic spot's tourist route and regional functions are redefined. Sites with relatively few visitors will be used as Sphagnum-breeding areas and planted directly on the area's devastated moorland.

At the community scale (4 km²), the soil and vegetation status is analysed to determine the peat remediation technology applicable in different areas.

On the neighbourhood scale (1.5 km²), a new adaptability plan for woodland plantations is proposed to prevent soil erosion, increase soil moisture, and reduce fire risk while also enriching tourists' experience through different plant space atmospheres.