Following the warmest and driest April on record, moorland fires broke out across the UK. Ogden Moor near Wainstalls above Halifax was one of many fir

---

Following the warmest and driest April on record, moorland fires broke out across the UK. Ogden Moor near Wainstalls above Halifax was one of many fires. Several square Km of moorland burned for four days. The blaze was tackled by fire fighters, but despite their efforts the blaze destroyed valuable moorland habitat, killing mammals and amphibians and destroying birds nests.

---

Size: 5760px × 3840px
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper pics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: access, april, arsen, arsonist, bush, carbon, change, clean, climate, closed, damp, destroyed, destruction, dry, electricity, energy, environment, farm, fire, footprint, forest, global, green, halifax, hosepipe, map, moor, moorland, neutral, ogden, peat, pipe, power, record, renewable, risk, spray, sprinkler, tank, tanker, tinder, tractor, turbine, uk, wainstalls, warming, water, weather, wildfire, wind, yorkshire