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Firefighters tackling wildfires in Scotland and Northern Ireland

A long row of three red and yellow fire trucks line up on the road. A man in fire uniform can be seen standing beside the 2nd truck from the front. Either side of the road are fields. An orange cone sits in the middle of the road.Pacemaker

Firefighters attended multiple fires in the Mourne Mountains over the weekend

Emergency services have been tackling fires in Scotland and Northern Ireland over the weekend.

Firefighters have been helping put out wildfires in a large part of forest in Galloway and in the West Highlands in Scotland.

In County Down in Northern Ireland, people who live close to the blaze were moved to safety.

The UK's weather service, the Met Office, has put in wildfire warnings for parts of England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland until Monday as the weather is set to stay warm and dry.

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Scotland

A wildfire pictured at night in the Galloway Forest ParkGalloway Mountain Rescue Team

This was the wildfire in the Galloway Forest Park pictured at night

People living close by, including near Loch Doon, have been advised to keep windows and doors closed.

The Scottish Government held an emergency meeting last night and have urged people to stay away from the area.

Firefighters are also tackling another wild blaze in the west Highlands near Ullapool.

A helicopter hovering a patch of ground in Galloway Forest Park. Smoke can be seen across the hills in the backgroundGalloway Mountain Rescue

Helicopters were used to help bring flames under control in Galloway

Emergency teams were first called to the blaze in Galloway, in the south-west of Scotland, last Thursday.

People and properties were evacuated, or moved to safety, as the wildfire spread over a large area of forest.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said two crews remained on the scene late on Sunday afternoon, with helicopters continuing to dump water onto the affected area.

Northern Ireland

A wide strip of fire sits on the side of a mountain. Green fields filed with yellow tipped bushes sit in the foreground of the blaze. Large amounts of smoke can be seen arising from the mountain. The sky is blue but the sunlight is fading.Rob Smyth

A number of wildfires have been reported in the area around the Mourne Mountains in recent weeks

In Northern Ireland, a major incident was declared after a large wildfire broke out in County Down on Saturday afternoon.

More than 100 firefighters worked throughout the night to bring the fire under control in the Mourne Mountains, which attract thousands of walkers and climbers every weekend.

A number of homes were also evacuated.

Police say they believed this fire was started on purpose, and a man has been arrested as part of their investigation.

Separately, on Sunday morning, there were also wildfires reported around the town of Newcastle, as well as in a forest in County Antrim.

Emergency services have asked members of the public not to travel to the area.