Another large fire has broken out on Winter Hill in Lancashire.
Crews from Lancashire and Greater Manchester were called to fight the blaze, which Lancashire Fire say is being spread by the windy conditions.
The Woodland Trust says the impact on nature of the Winter Hill blaze could be “devastating”.
A large portion of its 1,700 acres Smithills Estate has been burnt by the fire which ripped through the site on Thursday evening and has continued to spread with hundreds of firefighters on hand to tackle it.
The fire has seen damage to heather moorland, upland grassland and woodland – home to an array of delicate and rare plants and animals such as the brown hare, lapwing and common lizard; it has also burnt into the first trees planted as part of the Northern Forest project.
Russ Hedley, from the Woodland Trust who is based at Smithills, said: “Whole eco systems – from birds down to the likes of caterpillars and insects will have been wiped out by the fire, though as it continues to blaze, we can only speculate as to the exact damage.
"Breeding birds will have been affected such as the curlew, a red-list species. And it will have affected the whole invertebrate community too. The habitat will take years to recover with the scars lasting a long time.”
Liverpool is marking Merchant Navy Day on Sunday 2 September with a special service and wreath laying ceremony.
A big thank you concert takes place to honour the firefighters, mountain rescue teams and members of the public who tackled Winter Hill fire
They'd like to speak to him as part of the investigation into the large fire which started on Winter Hill on Thursday June 28.