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Police are on the hunt for two teenagers suspected of destroying a much-loved beauty spot.
A pond-dipping platform at Hambrook Marshes in Canterbury was engulfed by flames in an arson attack about a month ago.
Following an original appeal for information two weeks ago, officers have now released further details of a pair they want to trace.
Both are believed to be teenagers.
The first boy is described as white and thought to be aged between 12 and 16 years old, with a slim build and light brown hair. He was wearing a black hooded top with a white Puma logo on and black trousers or jeans.
The second boy is white, aged in his mid to late teens and has an athletic build. He has short dark brown hair and was wearing a blue long-sleeved top featuring a small white logo positioned on the top left.
Fire crews battled the flames for about 45 minutes following the daylight attack at about 3pm on March 19.
The blaze came about a month after seperate incidents at the marshes.
In February, arsonists burned down the majority of a wooden boardwalk - which cost £65,000 when it was installed in 2011 - and scorched a 100m-long stretch of grassland.
Police want any witnesses of the latest incident to come forward.
Anyone who recognises the teenagers' descriptions should 01843 222289, quoting reference 46/57593/20.
