UKSmoke Watch
A UK-only air-quality and wildfire-smoke alert app that turns Environment Agency and DEFRA readings plus active moorland-fire incidents into personalized 'stay indoors / ventilate now' alerts for your postcode.
UK residents — especially in the North and moorland regions — wanting smoke and pollution alerts during wildfire season
- Postcode-level PM2.5/PM10 alerts that push only when local air quality crosses your sensitivity threshold
- Live UK wildfire/moorland-fire tracker sourced from fire-and-rescue-service bulletins
- 'Ventilate now' vs 'keep windows closed' guidance that adapts to wind direction and active fires
- Daily air-quality summary in plain English, with health advice for asthma, COPD, and child safety
The Dove Stone Reservoir fire, declared a major incident with smoke visible for miles, is the latest in a series of UK moorland blazes that mainstream weather apps don't track.
Dovestone/Tintwistle moor fires declared a major incident in July 2026 with smoke visible for miles across Greater Manchester; trending on Manchester Evening News — real but episodic event-driven demand tied to sporadic moorland blazes.Dovestone and Tintwistle moor fires RECAP as firefighters continue... ↗Firefighters could be 'days' at Dove Stone reservoir fire ↗
CleanAir.app already offers free UK air quality/wildfire smoke email alerts and FireRadar covers global satellite fire data, but no clear UK-only, postcode-specific moorland-smoke ventilation advisor was found in searches.Air Quality Alerts | Get Notified When Air Quality Changes ↗FireRadar — Real-time wildfire alerts & live fire map ↗
Free government data (DEFRA/Environment Agency AURN) and free consumer apps (CleanAir) undercut paid value; users only think about smoke during a 1–2 week fire event, making subscription willingness-to-pay weak.Home - DEFRA UK Air - GOV.UK ↗Get air pollution data | Get air pollution data - GOV.UK ↗
UK wildfire frequency and heatwaves are a structural trend, not a one-off
Build is straightforward: DEFRA's free AURN API, Environment Data Services Platform, and gov.uk get-air-pollution-data service provide open, documented, postcode-mappable readings — no licensing or ML heavy lift required.Data tools - DEFRA UK Air - GOV.UK ↗Defra Data Services Platform ↗