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Disposable barbecue starts deadly wildfire in the Trossachs

A wildlife charity has warned of the dangers of accidental wildfires after a disposable barbecue caused a fire the size of two rugby pitches in the Trossachs, killing hundreds of nesting birds. Woodland Trust Scotland said the fire killed nesting birds and other wildlife in the Glen Finglas region of the national park on Saturday. When it was put out firefighters found a disposable barbecue with a charred burger on top. Glen Finglas is the biggest Woodland Trust site in the UK. It lies at the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and is part of the Great Trossachs Forest National Nature Reserve. A barbecue and a charred burger were found after the fire was extinguished HAMISH THOMSON/PA George Anderson, of Woodland Trust Scotland, said: 'An area roughly the size of two rugby pitches has been devastated,