Large areas of the Cairngorms National Park are still burning and have become unrecognizable after 12 days of 'cataclysmic' wildfires, with damage expected to take decades to repair.

Firefighters and park services are battling ongoing wildfires in both Killarney National Park in Ireland and Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. The smouldering fires continue to pose a risk, requiring sustained efforts to contain them.

Scottish firefighters are battling a major vegetation fire in Cairngorms National Park in northern Scotland, which has been declared a 'major incident' by authorities who have requested evacuations.

A new by-law has been introduced banning campfires and barbecues in the Cairngorms, the UK's largest national park, with offenders facing a £500 fine. The measure aims to prevent fires within the protected area.

Major incident declared over blaze which started 11 days ago as wind strengthens A major incident has been declared over a wildfire that has been raging in the Cairngorms national park for more than a week, police have said, with a whole village having been evacuated. Officers from Police Scotland said there had been a significant change in weather conditions, with strengthening winds making a fire that has been burning out of control for 11 days yet more difficult to contain. Continue readi...