· by tamisar.bsky.social ·6h ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Firefighters battle ‘heat and arduous terrain’ to stop New Forest fire spreading (bbc.co.uk)

A van caught fire on the A31 in the New Forest and the flames have spread to the nearby heathland.

Please🙏for the firefighters &vast numbers of #wildlife fr/tiny #reptiles to #birds on the edge of extinction caught up in this #wildfire I can’t express how devastating it is for🔥to come to the #NewForest #AncientWoodland w/ #trees & #heathland 100s of yrs old😢💔Pls🙏: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

#ancientwoodland #birds #heathland #newforest #reptiles #trees #wildfire #wildlife

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tamisar · 1 · 5h ago

To those of you in #Canada Please know our prayers go out to You, too esp in #BritishColumbia We know you’re experiencing a devastating🔥siege of your own there.🙏for your brave firefighters & all those affected-ppl & wildlife. Our💞are with you, too🫂🇨🇦🫶🙏💔😢

tamisar · 1 · 6h ago

Context for those of you overseas unfamiliar w/ #TheNewForest & #heathland that‘s such a vital part of it. This place is fr/ #ancient times, over 1000 yrs. The info in this screenshot-wh/doesn’t show🔥or the Forest’s #AncientTrees -will explain. It’s not far fr/us by miles.💔beyond words…😢