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Grass fires at Gentleshaw ongoing
I was elsewhere yesterday afternoon as it’s good cycling weather – but I noticed from social media feeds and enquiries that there was a grass fire on Gentleshaw Common towards the evening.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged Burntwood, Common, Fire, Gentleshaw, Grass fire, grassfire, heath, Twitter, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Grass fires on Brownhills Common yesterday
I note from the twitter feed or the local fire service that there were two separate outbreaks of grass fire on Brownhills Common just off Chester Raod late yesterday afternoon (Sunday 8th May 2016).
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged 2016, 8 may, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Common, Express & Star, Fire, Grass fire, grassfire, heath, Twitter, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Beyond the flames
Here’s a quick one – a lovely photo sent in by Marion Jones from her father’s collection – a photo of a grassfire on the land that would become Clayhanger Common, but it’s not the grassfire itself (and this is a fine picture of that), it’s what’s going on in the background.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Bayley House, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Common, Events, Grass fire, Local History, Marion Jones, New Photos, photo, planning, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Stimoson, The Spot, under construction, Vandalism, Waine House
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I see the idiots are out again
It seems a bit moot now, but bear in mind when the cold snap ends, the commons and heaths will still be tinderbox-dry underneath. I noticed that this winter, the grass fires continued right through the season. Please, if you … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Common, Express & Star, Fire, Grass fire, grassfire, heath, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Scrub fire in Brownhills earlier this evening?
Rachel Gosling, top reader and friend of the Brownhills Blog tonight posted these dramatic pictures on Facebook, which she’s kindly allowed me to share here. It seems that there’s been quite a severe fire in the scrub on Clayhanger Common, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Canal, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Common, Facebook, Fire, Grass fire, local blogs, New Photos, pedestrian bridge, Pier Street, Rachel Gosling, scrub fire, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Wildlife
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Sunday evening grass fire at Chasewater
It seems like the muppets are out in force again. After a spell of dry weather, it looks like the heath fire season has started. As I came through Chasewater tonight at about 8:15pm, I smelled smoke, so took a … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater fire, Cycle rides, fire sevice, Grass fire, Heath Fre, New Photos, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Vandalism, Wildlife
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