Wildfire on Salisbury Plain is now under control by military personnel and the fire near Enford is almost extinguished.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue issued an update this afternoon, the service said the fires are "being brought under control".

However, the changing wind direction is proving to be a challenge for the military personnel and fire service tackling the blaze.

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The larger fire near Urchfont, affecting an area of approx. 1,500m by 5,000m is still well alight, but military personnel and firefighters from DWFRS are on scene and have prevented it from spreading further.

A second fire, that has broken out this afternoon, is also being tackled, covering an area of approx. 1,000m by 1,000m.

The fires have all been within the impact area of the Salisbury Plain Training Area, so many locations are unsafe to enter.

The incident remains under the management of the military and DWFRS is liaising closely with them to provide support where it is safe to do so.

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