Mourne Mountains

Fires have also been detected by satellite imagery on the Isle of Arran, the Isle of Bute and the Isle of Skye in Scotland, as well as in the Mourne Mountains in south-east Northern Ireland.

Meanwhile, the National Trust has warned that some wildlife will be negatively affected by a spate of recent wildfires on the Mourne Mountains.

Butterflies, birds, insects and lizards are among the many species negatively affected by a spate of recent wildfires on the Mourne Mountains.

Fires in the Mourne Mountains, County Down, have been brought under control, but walkers are being advised to avoid the area until further notice.

A number of wildfires have ravaged the landscape in the Mourne Mountains including at Slieve Bearnagh, Slieve Binnian and Bloody Bridge.