A crew from Dorchester attended the blaze in the open on Moreton Road in Owermoigne after receiving a call at 10.13am this morning.

Firefighters from Dorchester, Wareham, Poole, and Bere Regis were mobilised to the incident shortly after 2pm yesterday (August 29).

Crews from Maiden Newton and Bridport were called to tackle a combine harvester on fire in Wynford Eagle at 6.28pm on Monday, August 29.

Two cars were left with significant damage after a field fire in north Dorset.

It follows a report received just after 11pm on Wednesday (August 24) of suspected hare coursing in a field in Purbeck.

Police Constable Sebastian Haggett, of Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team, said: “We are carrying out enquiries into this burglary and I am keen to hear from anyone with information that might assist our investigation.

RURAL crime teams carried out searches at an historic 12th century Dorset church following reports of nighthawking.

Officers from Dorset Police's rural crime team teamed up with Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement Officers in the early hours of this morning to check out reports of salmon poaching with spearguns in the area.

Police Constable Kate Schofield, of the Rural Crime Team, said: “We are carrying out enquiries and would urge anyone with information to please get in touch.

Crews are tackling a huge barn fire in Bridport which is close to a barn holding livestock.

A blaze that ravaged through heathland in Dorset during the UK's heatwave was most likely started by a disposable barbecue, firefighters said.

Around 90 firefighters are battling a huge fire in Studland which has been raging for almost six hours.

Following enquiries by Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team, a 20-year-old man from the Dorchester area was arrested on suspicion of theft of a horse and tack. He has been released under investigation.

POLICE have launched an appeal for information after a horse was allegedly stolen from a farm and returned to its owner with injuries.

The NFU advises farmers to lock up powered machinery at night to deter fuel thieves and to use locking caps where possible.