Muirburn Code

Crofters and land managers are reminded that they must follow the updated version of the Muirburn Code.

Despite the recent snow, conditions in the west and north west of the country have been very dry with a number of muirburns getting out of control.

The Code – revised by Scotland’s Moorland Forum in November 2017 for the Scottish Government – provides good practice guidance for burning and cutting of vegetation and sets out the statutory
restrictions that apply.