curlew

The estate is home to rare wildlife, including curlew, mountain bumblebees, lapwings, red squirrels, cuckoo and merlin, as well as Atlantic salmon and critically endangered eels, but the conservationists say nature could be richer still.

Experts believe that thousands of animals and other wildlife were killed in the flames - including curlew, grouse chicks and hares.

It happened close to important breeding sites for threatened bird species such as curlews and black grouse.

The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats.

One in six species - such as water voles and curlews - are currently at risk of vanishing from Wales, which has seen a 20% decrease on average in its wildlife over the last 30 years.