How '4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire' are protecting us against wildfires

Manchester Evening News - Oct 14, 2026

Eight years on from the devastating fires of 2018 Winter Hill is still recovering, but a huge new scheme to 'rewet' the moor hopes to prevent future disasters

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