River Wey & Navigations : the devastation of the Thursley Nature reserve Fire 2006

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	#7550/06 ©2006		#7548/06 ©2006 Looking north-east towards Elstead and the North Downs. A thin strip of heather separates the A3 from hundreds of acres of charred earth.
	#7557/06 top / #7559/06 bottom ©2006 Deserted burrows bear witness to the complete destruction of fragile habitats.			#7554/06 top #7555/06 bottom ©2006
	#7553/06 ©2006		#7551/06 ©2006 Nothing survived the intense fire. Rare species of insects perished along with slow moving mammals and every scrap of flora from heather and shrubs to the largest trees.
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