Field fire started accidentally, says fire service

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service released a number of drone images to show the extent of the damage

A large field fire was believed to have started accidentally, a fire service has said.

Crews tackled the blaze in Ravensden, near Bedford, on Friday, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

About 25 acres (10 hectares) of grassland and hedgerow were destroyed, it added.

It said crews used "a range of firefighting methods including hose reel jets and specialist lances" to put the flames out and stop it from spreading.

A large area of grassland and hedgerow was destroyed

The fire service warned people to "take extra care whilst out and about, especially with BBQs, smoking materials and any other kind of naked flame" during the warmer weather, when the ground was dry.

Crews attended the wildfire on Friday