Firstly...Let's clear that land

 So, We have the keys to the property, Lets get cracked on with some work...Along with our purchase we aquired 500sqm of Land which is seperated from our house by a small lane.

Fuel management is the reduction of plant and woody material in order to make it difficult for fire to spread vertically and horizontally. In summary, it means cutting grass, shrubs and trees in some areas – known as cleaning.

When the fire reaches the areas where the fuel management has been carried out, it will decrease in intensity. Houses and villages are therefore safer as a result. It also means that firefighters can intervene more effectively and safely where fuel management has been carried out.

Those who own a house in the country or in the forest are more vulnerable to fires because of the proximity of vegetation. The law states that all the owners, tenants, users and entities that own lands located in rural areas, even if they are not the owners of the buildings, are obliged to undertake fuel management.

Using the Facebook Group 'Expats living in the Algarve' i was able to seek a local guy called Tony to help with clearing the land. I left Tony unsupervised with the task and what a great job he did.