More than 50 square metres of gorse and woodland had to be extinguished at Foxhall Stadium.
Firefighters were called to the Foxhall Road sports venue at approximately 8pm last night.
The blaze was put out within 30 minutes by officers from Colchester Road.
No one was harmed in the fire.
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