Ministers have pledged to look at what lessons could be learned when tackling wildfires ahead of a special summit.

The Scottish Government is hosting the summit, which will consider how best to respond to the blazes.

It comes in the wake of Scotland suffering the largest wildfires in living memory, with 13 wildfire alerts issued this year alone and firefighters attending more than 200 such blazes.

The event, which is taking place in the Cairngorms National Park on Tuesday, will involve leading figures from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), along with nature body NatureScotland and Scottish Land and Estates, as well as various land managers and environmental organisations.

In addition to the summit, which will be jointly chaired by agriculture minister Jim Fairlie and communi

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