'Wildfire risk leaves me frightened to death' (www.bbc.co.uk)

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The manager of a nature reserve which is home to rare wildlife has said he is "frightened to death" that a wildfire could break out at his site.

Philip Parker manages Kings Dyke Nature Reserve in Whittlesey, near Peterborough, which is about five miles (8km) from Holme Fen Nature Reserve, in Holme, where a major fire broke out last week.

He said since that blaze took hold, he was terrified of waking up to news the tinder-dry conditions had led to a fire, with a disposable BBQ at Kings Dyke causing a small fire in recent weeks.

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[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 2 points 17 hours ago

Britain needs to get some irrigation and some controlled burn off programs STAT

[-] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 4 points 16 hours ago

Pretty hard to do when the grass becomes tinder. There's really not enough water to replace rain

[-] scratchee@feddit.uk 2 points 15 hours ago

We’re surrounded by oceans. Solves the irrigation problem and adds permanent fire breaks, with only some minor irreversible environmental and agricultural destruction

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 points 16 hours ago

I'm from Australia, I'm aware.

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