2025 archive: This report describes the Goyt Valley wildfire that began on 30 April 2025. For current information, see Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service.

Large wildfire near Errwood Reservoir

Emergency services responded to a large wildfire near Errwood Reservoir in the Goyt Valley, near Buxton, after it began on 30 April 2025. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident log recorded ten fire engines from Derbyshire and Cheshire at the scene, supported by specialist equipment.

Scorched ground and trees after the Goyt Valley wildfire
Thursday 1 May 2025, 3pm. Photo: Peak District Fire Operations Group.

Fire service update, 1 May 2025

The original report recorded a 3:45pm update from Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service saying that crews had surrounded the fire and were working on hotspots in the tree plantation and damping down the moorland. Firefighters were supported by local organisations and land managers.

A plume of smoke rising beyond houses in Buxton
Smoke seen from Fairfield, Buxton, on 30 April 2025 at 4:20pm.

The smoke plume was visible from Buxton. Residents affected by smoke were advised at the time to keep windows and doors closed.

Fire crews and a Peak District ranger vehicle at the scene
Fire crews at the scene on 30 April 2025.
Smoke rising over moorland during the wildfire
At the scene on 30 April 2025.

Fire crews attending on 30 April included crews from Buxton, Glossop, Whaley Bridge, Crich, Matlock, Staveley, Ashbourne, Hathersage, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Congleton. Cheshire’s incident log recorded that crews resumed firefighting on 1 May and continued to support the response on 3 May.

After the fire

Moors for the Future Partnership later described the damage to moorland and trees and the work of volunteers and local organisations to help the area recover.