“Yesterday three fire crews were battling a 150-metre wall of flame on the Isle of Skye as wildfires threatened huge swathes of the north’s landscape.

Large parts of the Scotland are currently covered by a severe wildfire warning and there have already been a large number of serious incidents.

Crews from Dunvegan, Portree and Kyle of Lochalsh were sent to the Glendale area of Skye shortly after midday.”

#wildfires #isleofskye #Scotland #planned #heatherburning

When I was younger I was accustomed to seeing ‘wild’ moorland and thinking that’s just the way it was - natural, beautiful in its own way. Now I am better informed and this sight makes me sad and angry. The antithesis of conservation, and the cause of very visible pollution @Christownsendoutdoors #GrouseMoor #GrouseShooting #HeatherBurning #Cumbria #Pennines