Re: Heath fires

On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:47:49 +0100, Jim Webster wrote:

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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:46:30 +0100, Jim Webster wrote:
I see that there is a heath fire in Surrey at the moment

Going through the Curragh last Sunday, furze burning, whether its the
same fire, but there is a fire there again today.. Furze allowed to
grow too luxurient.

it is a worry in this country, we could have bad grass fires if things get
too dry



Isin't this what we have been going on about the result of destocking
on upland environments?.. East Wicklow has whole areas that have not
been grazed for years are an example of what can happen. One man who
stopped putting his sheep `to the hill' said that he was losing too
many sheep, the vegetation had grown over holes and other dangerous
places, and sheep fall in.


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greymaus
Just Another Grumpy Old Man


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