Fire crews called to burning heath at Carding Mill Valley
Firefighters had to put out a small fire in heathland at a Shropshire beauty spot earlier on Good Friday.
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The fire service responded to reports of the open fire at Carding Mill Valley, near Church Stretton, at around 3.09pm on the first day of the long Easter weekend.
A crew from Church Stretton Fire Station put out the blaze using an extended hose reel jet.
The fire was out and the incident declared over after around 20 minutes.