Jonathan Wentworth

ReviewOnline nowOpen access 1Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK 2BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ 3National Trust, Heelis, Swindon, SN2 2NA, UK 4The Wildlife Trusts, The Kiln, Newark, NG24 1WT, UK 5Natural England, Eastbrook, Cambridge, CB2 8DR, UK 6Environment Agency, Horizon House, Bristol, BS1 5AH, UK 7Darwin-Hamied Centre, Christ’s College, Cambridge, CB2...

The 2022 UK Climate Change Risk Assessment and 2023 National Adaptation Programme identified wildfire as an increasing climate change risk. Climate scientists predict changing weather patterns will increase the frequency and severity of wildfires in the UK, which will pose a growing threat to achieving the UK’s biodiversity and net-zero commitments.

Horticulture is a branch of agriculture that relates to the production, cultivation and management of edible fruits and vegetables, and ornamental plants. The value of home-produced vegetables and fruit amounts to just under £1.8 billon and just under £1 billion, respectively, with the ornamental sector surpassing fruit production at £1.580 billion. Ornamental horticulture (the growth and marketing of plants for decorative and recreational purposes) is not covered in this POSTnote.