How can landscape recover after devastating fires?
"In an instant we could lose years of careful restoration work. It can take decades for land to recover from fire, even with dedicated intervention and restoration work."Many other parts of the West Midlands have also been affected. Nature reserves have gone up in flames, blazes have ruined farmers' fields and crops, and deliberate fires started in parks and beauty spots have grown out of control.
- ▪"In an instant we could lose years of careful restoration work.
- ▪It can take decades for land to recover from fire, even with dedicated intervention and restoration work."Many other parts of the West Midlands have also been affected.
- ▪Nature reserves have gone up in flames, blazes have ruined farmers' fields and crops, and deliberate fires started in parks and beauty spots have grown out of control.
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How can landscape recover after devastating fires?Image source, Staffordshie Fire and Rescue ServiceImage caption, A large fire which started on land off The Moor, Fradley, Staffordshire, two weeks ago was deemed to be deliberateByBridie AdamsWest MidlandsPublished4 minutes agoA grassfire can reduce a thriving habitat to blackened ground in a matter of hours - but recovery is a much slower story.Recent fires have torn through nature reserves, beauty spots, farmland and open countryside, leaving conservationists and land managers facing the difficult task of helping to restore habitats and prevent further damage.But can these places bounce back? And what can be done to protect them in a hotter, drier future?Dan Brown, deputy chief executive of Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust,…
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