A controlled burning has left a city covered in a blanket of smoke, prompting health worries.
Controlled burning has prompted concerns about air quality and wildlifeControlled burning which left Sheffield covered in a blanket of smoke has been criticised by a wildlife trust.
However, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust cited the degradation to habitat for the likes of hare and upland birds, flood management and the monoculture this creates as major concerns. The trust said volunteers who had been out on site in Wyming Brook, which is located west of Sheffield, struggled with the air quality.
He said: "It was terrible. As we got closer to Fulwood you could really taste the smell, it was horrendous.
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