# The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In these Regulations—
“burning season” means—
(a)in relation to land which is within an upland area, the period from 1st October in one year to 15th April in the following year, both dates inclusive; and
(b)in relation to land which is not within an upland area, the period from 1st November in one year to 31st March in the following year, both dates inclusive;
“less favoured area” means any area of land shown within the areas coloured pink and blue on the map marked as “Less Favoured Areas (England)”, dated 21 August 2025, held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs but does not include the land coloured pink in the Isles of Scilly;
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“specified vegetation” means heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium;
“upland area” means all the land shown coloured pink on the map marked as “Less Favoured Areas (England)”, dated 21 August 2025, held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs but does not include the land coloured pink in the Isles of Scilly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/158/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/heather-and-grass-etc-burning-england-regulations-2021/regulation-2
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