Wirral RSPB reserve ravaged by fire police suspect was started deliberately
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5XAAE)
The blaze near Parkgate, which burned reedbeds on a site of special scientific interest, has been put out
A large fire that ravaged important reedbeds looked after by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is no longer burning but concern remains about its consequences for wildlife.
Fire crews and six engines from Cheshire and Merseyside fire and rescue services tackled the blaze on marshland near Parkgate on the Wirral peninsula, after being called out at about 6.20pm on Saturday evening.
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