Crews leave scene of moorland fire after five days

Fire crews have left the scene of a moorland fire after spending five days bringing the blaze under control.

Crews from Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire were called to the fire at Snake Pass Summit on Thursday evening.

On Tuesday morning, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said the site had been handed over to landowner The National Trust.

It said no cause has been determined for the fire.

At its height, crews said there was a "significant smoke plume" causing poor visibility on roads in the surrounding area, with 900,000 sq m (9.69m sq ft) of land on fire.

Crews were stood down on Friday evening but spent the bank holiday weekend on site damping down and searching for hotspots after large amounts of smoke were seen again on Saturday morning.

The service said about 340 hectares of moorland has been affected by the incident overall.

It said: "We would again like to say a huge thank you to our colleagues and partners for their work during this incident, and to our communities for their cooperation and patience, helping us bring it to the safest and quickest possible conclusion."

The National Trust said: "We are incredibly grateful to every person who has spent many hours in exceedingly difficult and dangerous conditions supporting efforts to get the fire on moorland near the Snake Pass under control this weekend.

"The scenes of devastation and damage are clear.

"The impact on wildlife is hard to hear about second hand, but to witness it in the process of fighting a fire must be heartbreaking."

Listen to BBC Radio Derby on Sounds and follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210.