Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is warning against the dangers of ‘wildfires’ following a sharp increase in grassland and heath fires this spring.

Crews have been called out to a hundred since the first of April, compared to just seventy-three in the same period last year.

As well as condemning arson attacks, District Commander for Poole and Hamworthy, Phil Allen, has urged smokers to make sure their cigarettes are completely out, and not throw them from car windows.