FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a blaze near Oswestry.

A crew from Oswestry Fire Station was called to land near Aston Locks shortly after 4.30pm (Saturday, February 23).

A Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said that crews used beaters and knapsacks to tackle the fire.

The fire was around 20x10m in size.

The cause has not yet been announced.