Fire crews tackle heath fire at Studland

The blaze started yesterday afternoon

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 23rd Mar 2021

Firefighters were called to tackle a fire at Studland yesterday afternoon.

What was a controlled burn, got out of control at Newton Heath.

Crews from Swanage, Poole and Wareham attended together with a water carrier from Poole were called to the scene.

Around 50 square meters of moorland was affected by the fire.

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