英国新森林的国际保护湿地周日因货车着火引发大规模野火，火灾蔓延至约1平方公里的荒地[1]。火灾发生在林伍德地区A31公路附近[1]，已向布拉特利林地及周边区域扩展，包括加拿大战争纪念碑所在地[1]。
超过120名消防员正在扑灭火灾[1]，至周一下午，仍有10辆消防车和13辆越野车继续参与灭火工作[1]。该地区拥有西欧最高浓度的低地荒地，其生物多样性极为稀有[1]。此次火灾对当地濒危物种造成严重威胁，包括英国全部6种本土爬行动物、姿鹛鸟和夜鹰等物种的栖息地[1]。
A major wildfire swept through an internationally protected wetland site in England's New Forest on Sunday after a lorry caught fire near the A31 road in Linwood, triggering an ecological emergency [1]. More than 120 firefighters mobilized to combat the blaze, which spread across approximately one square kilometer of heathland, destroying habitat for some of Britain's most vulnerable species [1]. The fire extended into Bratley Wood and surrounding areas, including the Canadian War Memorial site [1].
The New Forest heathland represents an exceptionally rare ecosystem with the highest concentration of lowland heath in Western Europe—a habitat more scarce than tropical rainforest [1]. The affected area provides essential refuge for all six native British reptile species, along with endangered birds including nightjars and Dartford warblers [1]. By Monday afternoon, ten fire engines and thirteen off-road vehicles continued efforts to contain the fire across the protected site [1].