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

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	#7599/06 ©2006 English Nature rangers have already started to mark out parts of the reseve where rare insect species are hoped to be re-established.		#7561/06 ©2006 English Nature highlighted the fact that, although the birds themselves probably escaped, the ground nesting nightjar, woodlark and Dartford Warbler have all lost this important breeding ground.
	#7576/06 ©2006 The haunting beauty that remains belies the fact that it will take decades for the reserve to recover and this will require careful wildlife and habitat management.			#7606/06 top #7605/06 bottom ©2006
	#7621/06 top #7624 bottom ©2006		#7572/06 ©2006 Despite the efforts of over 120 firefighters, supported by helicopters and the deployment of earth moving equipment to clear firebreaks, it tool several days to quell the fire. MORE ABOUT THE FIRE & RESERVE HERE SEE NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER JEREMY EARLY'S PICTURES OF THURSLEY WILDLIFE BEFORE THE FIRE
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