Cause of Whinlatter Forest wildfire unknown: Watch our video of helicopter tackling blaze

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Scene of the wild fire at Whinlatter Forest near Keswick, Cumbria. Fire crews have spent two days tackling the fire which broke out on a section of fellside. A helicopter was called in to assist firefighters by dropping water onto the fire. Isolated pockets were still smouldering and fire crews were still attendance on Saturday afternoon: 24 April 2021 PICTURE: STUART WALKER Stuart Walker Photography 2021

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Fire at Whinlatter Forest 23 April 2021

The cause of a wildfire near Keswick is still unknown as fire crews continue to dampen the flames.

A helicopter was called in to assist the nine fire engines from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service to tackle the blaze.

The 500 square metre blaze, on open scrubland on an embankment at Thornthwaite near Whinlatter Forest began yesterday.

Isolated pockets are still smouldering today.

The fire service is warning people not to set campfires or use barbecues in the area, due to the recent dry conditions and has urged people to be vigilant.

In a statement on Facebook, Forestry England thanked all the emergency services and reminded people that fire risk in the forest remains high due to the recent dry conditions.