Ashdown Forest Fire

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We visited Ashdown Forest this afternoon to get some wildlife photographs and early this evening went for a walk in The Old Lodge Nature Reserve. At about 7:00pm it was apparent that there was a fire quite nearby. The most likely cause of fires on Ashdown Forest is either carelessness or arson, which in either case is very sad as it destroys the habitat of many wild animals, and may also cost the lives of many as well. The flames of the fire could be seen rising higher than some tall conifers.