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Grass fires at Gentleshaw ongoing 

Posted on April 9, 2017 by BrownhillsBob

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.

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Grass fires on Brownhills Common yesterday

Posted on May 9, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

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).

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Beyond the flames

Posted on February 9, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

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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I see the idiots are out again

Posted on April 4, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Scrub fire in Brownhills earlier this evening?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Sunday evening grass fire at Chasewater

Posted on April 24, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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