How moors ravaged by the ‘worst fire in living memory’ are becoming Britain’s newest forest
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn 2018, an enormous fire tore through the moorland above Bolton leaving nothing living in its wake. In the middle of a scorching hot summer, the Winter Hill blaze continued to burn for 41 days across an area larger than 2,500 football pitches.
It destroyed everything in its path and even spread underground into the peat bog metres beneath the surface of the moors. When it was finally brought under control, it had wiped out every living thing down to a microscopic level.
Plant life was decimated and the only animals left were those quick enough to flee from the oncoming flames. Experts estimate it could take a decade for the habitats in the area to fully recuperate from the devastating impact of the fire.
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