[Bazmundo]

Copied from the 'Drought Effect' thread for reference:

HSEA	Posted 1/7/2010 12:07 (#553315 - in reply to #550307) Subject: Re: The 2010 'Drought Effect' thread.
Offline Location: East Cambs, 11m asl	I know the Daily Mail/Express isnt the first place many on here go for weather coverage! But they do have a good picture of Bournemouth on fire... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1290815/Bournemouth-Blaze-s...

[Bazmundo]

Gorse fire near Inverness Wed through Thurs:

http://news.bbc.co.u...ds/10550820.stm

[scrapemedic]

Field fires round here today, smoke drifting towards the hospital from about a mile away.

[PK2]

It's that time again - http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-17515670

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Firefighters are dealing with grass fires which have broken out in several areas of Wales.

In north Wales, crews went to Dolgarrog Road, Conwy, as well as at Pwllheli and Barmouth in Gwynedd.

Meanwhile in the south, crews attended at Clyne Woods, Swansea and at Barrack Hill, Newport as well as a fire behind properties in Neath.

It follows a weekend where crews from the South Wales Fire Service received 100 calls to similar incidents.

On the weekend, fires were also tackled at Bangor Mountain and Porthmadog in Gwynedd, and on Van mountain in Llanidloes, Powys.

[Bazmundo]

Telegraph is reporting on some recent large fires, with the current conditions providing the "perfect recipe" for wildfires:

http://www.telegraph...-across-UK.html

[PK2]

Saw about 8 on the way home last night. This morning another one down the Ogwen valley. View across the sea looked "murky" - not just sea mist but slightly darker more like I'd associate with more industrial sites. Not sure if it's related to the fires or not ???

[Ben Taylor]

PK2, on 28 March 2012 - 11:22, said:

Saw about 8 on the way home last night. This morning another one down the Ogwen valley. View across the sea looked "murky" - not just sea mist but slightly darker more like I'd associate with more industrial sites. Not sure if it's related to the fires or not ???

Yes last night it was very obvious from the red glow on the hills above Bethesda, still lots of smoke around there today.

[JOKE_SNOW]

We had controlled burning around the Peak District heathers yesterday afternoon, sometimes it's just unavoidable regardless of wether kids start the fires or simply acts of nature. In the long-term they are beneficiary as the dead roots provide more moss for the heathen to grow in. However short-term the implications mean a busy time for the fire crews.

[DG57]

...a UK forest fire season? I didn't know that forest fires were so common in the UK, have learnt something new about it today.

[PK2]

MorganeLanesle, it is a bit of a grand title because I don't suppose fires are quite as widespread as other countries but there does seem to be a definite peak around this time of year.
Ben, looked like the whole valley was full of smoke when I drove home. News reports of a large fire near Amlwch too.

[Halo]

A couple of small gorse fires ongoing returning home last night. I'm not sure whether it is natural or due to passing scrotes.

[Nigel Bolton]

Obviously controlled burning on Exmoor yesterday. Huge fires towards Simonsbath, but conditions were perfect, dry and almost windless. Unlikely fires would get out of control in such still conditions. Smoke from fires could be seen from as far south as Bampton.

N.