Su Bayfield
Zennor Wildfire
We're not very used to wildfires here in West Cornwall, the temperature rarely gets hot enough. If fires get out of hand here it's usually when farmers are deliberately burning off gorse bushes and the wind has fanned the flames a little too much. On Monday night a fire started around Zennor headland, a couple of miles over the cliffs to where we live and although it has been contained it is still burning today (Friday). The Zennor fire is realtively small and only covers around 100m square, but I can imagine the trepidation and terror of those people who live in areas regularly visited by huge wildfires. I also think about the wildlife whose habitats have been lost for the next couple of years.
Zennor Wildfire
We're not very used to wildfires here in West Cornwall, the temperature rarely gets hot enough. If fires get out of hand here it's usually when farmers are deliberately burning off gorse bushes and the wind has fanned the flames a little too much. On Monday night a fire started around Zennor headland, a couple of miles over the cliffs to where we live and although it has been contained it is still burning today (Friday). The Zennor fire is realtively small and only covers around 100m square, but I can imagine the trepidation and terror of those people who live in areas regularly visited by huge wildfires. I also think about the wildlife whose habitats have been lost for the next couple of years.