Firefighters were sent to an Ipswich country park this morning to deal with a hay bale alight.

One fire crew from the Princes Street fitre station was sent to the incident at Belstead Brook Country Park ,Cottingham Road, Ipswich.

On arrival at 7.46am officers found a large straw bale smouldering.

The bale was put out and the incident was over by 8.16am.