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Police urge people to avoid area as wildfire continues

Police have urged the public to avoid the area around an ongoing wildfire. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said two appliances were at the scene of the blaze at Glen Trool in the Galloway Forest Park, but it has stretched up to Loch Doon ...

06 Apr 2025 at 20:36

Scotland

Scottish Government holds emergency meeting over ongoing Galloway wildfire

The Scottish Government is holding an emergency meeting over an ongoing wildfire in a woodland park. Large areas of Galloway Forest Park have been alight since Thursday, sometime before 4.14pm. Justice Secretary Angela Constance was chairing the ...

06 Apr 2025 at 23:02

Scotland

Progress made in bringing Galloway wildfire under control

Firefighters remain at the scene of a wildfire which has been burning since Thursday, although progress has been made in bringing it under control. The blaze began in the Glen Trool area of the Galloway Forest Park, but has since stretched up ...

07 Apr 2025 at 18:01

Scotland

Campers rescued from wildfire by helicopter

Campers were rescued from wildfires in Galloway Forest Park in a four-hour search and rescue drama. Bruce Marbrow and his son Jack, 13, travelled from Yorkshire for a trip with friend Scott Rayner and his son Frankie, 13, to camp in Galloway ...

07 Apr 2025 at 14:18

Scotland

Observatory destroyed by fire to ‘rise from the ashes’ at new site

An observatory that was destroyed by fire in 2021 is set to “rise from the ashes” at a new site in Dumfries and Galloway, an astronomy charity has announced. The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory will reopen on the banks of the Clatteringshaws ...

30 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Crews battling large wildfire in Galloway Forest Park

Crews are battling a Galloway wildfire spanning an area of around 1.5 miles, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said. SFRS said a fire appliance was deployed to the large grass fire on Thursday after receiving an alert at about 4....

04 Apr 2025 at 13:55

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