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High risk of wildfires

27 February 2019 | Posted in Iping Common , Old Lodge
High risk of wildfires
Gorse wildfire © Hugh Clark FRPS

Please be aware there is currently a heightened risk of fire, particularly on heathland sites due to the dry unseasonably warm weather.

Following wildfires in the Ashdown Forest , close to our Old Lodge reserve, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service issued this advice.

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