Inferno at Radipole lake (1 Viewer)

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4630336.Inferno_at_Weymouth_s_RSPB_Radipole_Lake_reserve/

Hope it hasn't done permanent damage to the habitat.

Shouldn't cause much damage at all and in fact may be very helpful. Reed burning reduces the amount of organic matter that falls into the water that eventually causes reed beds to dry out. The only question is what were they doing reed burning in September. My instinct would tell me that it would be better done in December/January so that you weren't killing off insects and disturbing migrants...

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I did a week volunteering at Radipole in September 1991 and they were doing some reed-burning at nearby Lodmoor then. No idea what the logic behind it is but it doesn't seem to be a new practice.