Visitors down 20% at RSPB Minsmere after wildfire (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A bird reserve, where a devastating wildfire started, said visitor numbers have fallen by 20% since it reopened.

The fire, which started on 29 July, caused huge damage to Dunwich Heath but is believed to have started at neighbouring RSPB Minsmere.

Minsmere reopened over a week later and figures from the RSPB show over a thousand fewer visitors came to the site between 11-31 August than during the same period the year before.

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