Fire damage

We don't mean to spoil the fun of lighting small fires at Filnore.  We even enjoy the odd bonfire ourselves.  But these photos show the result of lighting fires near trees.

When the fire was first lit about three years ago, the damage was hard to see.  

A year later dead bark was clearly visible

See the difference from 2015 to 2017 on another tree nearby

2015                               2017

Please don't light fires near or under trees.  Not only can it damage branches and foliage, and scorch the bark, but the unseen damage to roots can have an even worse effect on trees.