Pockets of moorland relight three weeks after devastating fires

Firefighters have dealt with several hotspots in the past 24 hours.

Iain Ramage

Pockets of moorland have reignited again almost three weeks after devastating wildfires struck parts of Moray and the Highlands.

Firefighters have dealt with several hotspots in the past 24 hours.

On Thursday, Scotland’s agriculture minister saw the destruction for himself on a flying visit to Dava Moor.

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