Fires near Manchester have destroyed 2,000 hectares of moorland over the past week

Winter hill

The burnt area as of Friday afternoon

5 km

5 miles

Bolton

Oldham

Manchester

Saddleworth Moor

Tuesday 26 June

Blaze started on Sunday, reigniting on Monday amid Britain’s heatwave

Friday 29 June

The fire has spread east and west and is now three miles across

Sunday 1 July

Bright spots show the fire is still burning but is no longer spreading

5 km

5 miles

Winter hill

The burnt area as of Friday afternoon

Rochdale

Bury

Bolton

Saddleworth

Moor

Oldham

Manchester

Glossop

Tuesday 26 June

Saddleworth Moor

Blaze started on Sunday, reigniting on Monday amid Britain’s heatwave

Friday 29 June

The fire has spread east and west and is now three miles across

Sunday 1 July

Bright spots show the fire is still burning but is no longer spreading

5 km

5 miles

Winter hill

The burnt area as of Friday afternoon

M62

Rochdale

Bury

M61

Bolton

Saddleworth

Moor

Oldham

Manchester

M62

Glossop

M60

Saddleworth Moor Tuesday 26 June

Blaze started on Sunday, reigniting on Monday amid Britain’s heatwave

Friday 29 June

The fire has spread east and west and is now three miles across

Sunday 1 July

Bright spots show the fire is still burning but is no longer spreading