View image in fullscreen A scorched Dunwich Heath this week Photograph: Joshua Bright/The GuardianA week later, the above-ground fire has been subdued. Locals and visitors have been kept away from an area of Dunwich Heath because the fire exposed unexploded ordnance from the second world war. The fire occurred on the old areas of Dunwich Heath, an open and naturally dry mosaic of heather and gorse which has been managed in a similar way since the 1800s. View image in fullscreen Crews from 18 fire services helped to put out the wildfires on Dunwich Heath. View image in fullscreen Dunwich Heath on Saturday, after the fire was put out.