A firefighter damps down the smouldering remains of the wildfire at Dunwich HeathFirefighters are still tackling a blaze which has caused “total devastation” to heathland in Suffolk, and the National Trust has announced a public appeal to restore the reserve. The charity has launched an emergency fundraising drive after the wildfire ripped through Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, leaving the landscape “unrecognisable”. National Trust director-general Hilary McGrady has described the “heartbreaking” loss of an important habitat which was home to rare species. In a statement on Friday, Ms McGrady said: “We are looking at total devastation of a beloved and important landscape. On Tuesday, the National Fire Chiefs Council said more than 200 wildfires had been reported in England and Wales in less than two weeks, and wildfire risk remained “elevated”.