Wildfire warnings in place for Northern Ireland and Scotlandpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time
Image source, Cawdor Forestry Ltd/Cawdor EstateImage caption,
Land on Cawdor Estate near Nairn, Scotland, was affected by wildfires in late June
Wildfire warnings are in place in Northern Ireland and Scotland as the UK faces its third heatwave.
In Northern Ireland, a yellow alert from the Natural Hazards Partnership is in place from Saturday until Monday, indicating a likelihood of manageable wildfires.
A combination of dry vegetation paired with sunny, warm weather creates ideal conditions for wildfires to take hold. In April, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service dealt with almost 150 wildfires, mainly in County Down.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has issued an extreme wildfire warning for the weekend, with a heightened risk of fires between Friday and Monday.
The warning “covers central and eastern areas on Friday 11 July” and extends to “all areas, except low-lying areas with green grass, from Saturday 12 July until Monday 14 July”.
The warning comes as recently published images reveal the extent of some of the damage caused to moorland and forestry managed by Cawdor Estate, near Nairn, by fires in late June.
