Moorland Fires

Whilst most of the people in the area are protected from these fires I have deep seated sympathy for the organisations affected by them. We have worked with landscape partners in the South Pennines consistently over the last decade. This area is getting public attention for scary reasons at the moment. Once the fires have died down I suggest you take the opportunity to visit it if you can, its one of the most breath-takingly beautiful upland areas of England and very little known outside of its hinterland. This article tells us:

Fire crews are returning for a seventh day as a “rapidly developing, aggressive fire” ravages moorland across Lancashire.

Two large-scale moorland fires merged on Saturday due to increasing wind speed and a major incident was declared as crews tackled the blaze.

Greater Manchester Police said fires on Winter Hill and Scout Road near Bolton have merged, with pedestrians and motorists urged to stay away from the scene.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said 10 crews remained on the scene overnight, but the number was increased to 22 from 4.30am on Sunday.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said on Saturday it had 28 fire engines tackling the moorland fires. There were approximately 120 personnel on the moors, split between seven areas of wildfire in Tameside and Winter Hill, Bolton.