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Pictured: More fire damage at Bourne Valley Nature Reserve.<br />
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Police have stepped up patrols of a protected heathland after a series of 'deliberate' fires started by youths threatened nearby properties.<br />
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Since April 1 there have been 21 fires at Bourne Valley Nature Reserve in Poole, Dorset.<br />
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Recent fires have been creeping closer and closer to properties and playgrounds surrounding the open space.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: MaxWillcock/BNPS

Pictured: More fire damage at Bourne Valley Nature Reserve.

Police have stepped up patrols of a protected heathland after a series of 'deliberate' fires started by youths threatened nearby properties.

Since April 1 there have been 21 fires at Bourne Valley Nature Reserve in Poole, Dorset.

Recent fires have been creeping closer and closer to properties and playgrounds surrounding the open space.