Sheffield’s A628 Woodhead Pass has reopened after being closed for five weeks during severe wildfires on Tintwistle Moor. The reopening restores an important cross-Pennine route, while highlighting the disruption and environmental damage caused by prolonged moorland fires.

The available information does not provide details of the firefighting operation, damage assessment or any remaining restrictions. The closure lasted five weeks and affected the route through the Woodhead Pass area near Tintwistle Moor.