Wildfire2026
Poster Exhibition

Research Posters

A spotlight on wildfire research

The posters featured at Wildfire2026 and displayed throughout the conference highlight significant contributions from professionals, researchers, and emerging experts in wildfire science and environmental studies.

Fuel Management Changed Peat Loss and Carbon Emissions from the Langdale Moor Wildfire
Claire Belcher (University of Exeter);
Sarah Baker (Swansea University)

Vegetation growth after a wildfire
Katie Estorque
Leeds Beckett University

A new approach for mapping the severity of organic soil carbon loss in peatlands
Romy C. Franz Bodenham, Claire M. Belcher (University of Exeter);
Sarah J. Baker, Stefan H. Doerr (Swansea University);
Kerryn Little, Nicholas Kettridge (The University of Birmingham)

Modelling the impact fire exposure has on electrical infrastructure systems
Reuben Bunting, Daniel Donaldson, Kerryn little, Nick Kettridge
University of Birmingham

Semi-automatic wildfire registration and data improvement for Belgium
Fara Coppens, Jan Baetens, Frieke Vancoillie
Ghent University

X-band SAR Burnt-Area Detection: Operational Lessons from a Constellation Archive
R. Peter Dorn, Eric Walmsley, Aymeric Mainvis
ICEYE

From Detection to Forecasting: An End-to-End Wildfire Intelligence Platform for Near Real-Time Decision-Making
Savvas Gkantonas, Michael Young, Connor Smith, Ethan Yi-Tun Lin, Daniel Fredrich (Pinepeak Ltd);
Andrea Giusti (Imperial College London);
Epaminondas Mastorakos (University of Cambridge)

Field-Based Mapping and Characterisation of Urban and Peri-Urban Vegetation for Wildfire Mitigation in Los Angeles
Joe Hart, Katherine Burgum
Delta Wildfire Research Group, Delta Research and Development

Assessing wildfire risk to water services
Katy Ivison, Tom White
Severn Trent

Prolonged drought exceeds extreme heatwave as driver of record low fuel moisture content in a temperate heathland
Kerryn Little
University of Birmingham

UK Upland Peatlands: How Heather Management Influences Rewetting and Wildfire Resilience
Bing Liu
University of York; Stockholm Environment Institute

Responding to the Interface - Increasing Fire Fighter safety through decision frameworks and tactical engagement
Blake Miller, Joe Ten Eyck
International Association of Fire Fighters

A Habitat Driven Approach to Wildfire Prediction and Forecasting
Nina Moiseeva
Map Impact

The influence of traditional UK moorland vegetation management mosaics on fire spread 
Zahra Mousavi, Claire Belcher, Sarah Baker
University of Exeter

Mapping Moorland Flame Length Potential Using New Approaches to Remotely Identify Fuels
Ben Phillipson, Claire M. Belcher (University of Exeter);
Aland H. Y. Chan, David A. Coombes (University of Cambridge)

A comparison of wildfire severity on grouse-moor and non-grouse-moor upland moorland.
Mike Shewring
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Smoke-stimulated Germination in UK Heathland Plants
Green Smith, Claire Belcher, Sarah Baker (University of Exeter wildFIRE Lab);
Christopher De Wolf (University of Exeter Mass Spectrometry Facility);
Gabriel Yvon-Durocher (Exeter University Environment and Sustainability Institute)

Wildfire Recovery Project in Northern Ireland
Mark Smyth, Guillem Canaleta, Víctor Riera, Núria Prat-Guitart (Pau Costa Foundation);
Matthew Bushby (independent consultant);
David Wilson (Earthy Matters);
Claire Belcher (University of Exeter);
Thomas Smith (London School of Economics and Political Science);
Gareth Clay (University of Manchester)

Meteorological and Spatial Drivers of Flammability for Major UK Vegetation Types – a Case Study in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
Megan Thomas
Swansea University

The Law according to Wildfires
Damian Threader
Peak District National Park Authority

How an innovative data collection and recording system can be used to inform management strategies for increasing wildfire resilience on complex habitats like blanket bogs
Paul Titterton, Steve Maynard, Ted Talbot, Jody Vallance
Moors for the Future Partnership

Drivers of invertebrate abundance and occupancy in UK moorlands: a mechanistic approach
Joseph P. Wayman, Nick Kettridge, Tara Jeffery, Laura J. Graham (University of Birmingham);
Kevin J. Gaston (University of Exeter)

The first names listed are the presenting authors for each respective poster.