Caravan parked illegally in Waterlooville woods goes up in flames

For a month two young men had been living in the woods – first in a tent, then in a large caravan they managed to tow through the thick woodland one night.

The land, off Woodsedge, Waterlooville, runs along the A3M and is owned by the Highways Agency. Court orders had been taken out to evict the men but both camps were abandoned before they were served.