A cigarette butt is suspected to have caused a forest fire that is believed to have killed thousands of young trees.
Nests and charred wood have been found after flames ripped through thousands of trees in Harrow Hill in the Forest of Dean following a “short hot spell” in May.
Leoni Dawson, community ranger for Forestry England, said they were worried “this whole place is dead and gone”.
It is thought no deer or boar were harmed due to a deer fence enclosing the area, but concerns remain for insects, reptiles, small mammals and bird nests.
Maybe it reads oddly to your North American-centric viewpoint, but frankly that’s more of a you problem than one with the article.