For the latest news from in and around Oldham sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here Irresponsible visitors to moors who continue to use BBQs on the "tinderbox" land are putting the site at risk of disasterous wildfires.
Two years on from a devastating wildfire at Marsden Moor, rangers are worried that several weeks of dry weather, combined with people still lighting BBQs on the dry moorland, could cause more fires in the area.
A huge blaze raged over 700 hectares of land back in April 2019 - destroying vital habitats for rare birds and mountain hares.
That wildfire was caused by a discarded disposable BBQ - and the blaze burned for four days before responders were able to bring it under control.
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