Firefighters tackle blaze near Battlefield Heritage Site in Shrewsbury
Emergency crews tackled a fire in the open near the Battlefield Heritage Site in Shrewsbury.
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 4.21pm reporting a fire in a nearby field.
One fire crew was sent from Shrewsbury to the scene, that is near the supposed site of the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury, fought between King Henry IV and Henry Percy.
A fire service spokesperson said the blaze involved undergrowth of grass and fence posts that were on fire.
Firefighters used buckets of water to extinguish the fire.
Crews were finished at the scene by 5.35pm.
