Autumn Fire risk - Please do not start fire sign; scottish heather moorland management, Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire Scotland UK

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A long, hot, dry summer can result in the heather moors becoming so dry that a carelessly discarded match is enough to ignite the peat into a raging fire which, because of the nature of the material, can burn for weeks. Rangers will be involved in organizing fire fighting parties to combat the blaze as well as in careful management to try and halt the spread of the blaze.

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Location: Braemar, Cairngorm National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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