If you're looking for jaw-dropping views, then a hill overlooking this Welsh city could be fairly high on your desirability list.
Residents living near the top of Swansea's Kilvey Hill are lucky enough to enjoy panoramic views of Swansea city centre, Swansea Docks, Swansea Bay, the Lower Swansea Valley, Bonymaen, Neath and Port Talbot.
Picturesque views are a daily reality but there's a price to be paid for residents of this natural viewpoint.
For thousands of years, Kilvey Hill has stood guard over Swansea. It survived heavy industry, World War Two bombings, and fires which ravaged it in the 1970s.
Sadly, they weren't the last of the fires. An orange glow and palls of smoke visible across Swansea Bay are now an all too familiar sight pouring from the top of the hill, especially during dry weather and the warmer months.
On May 17, 2019, half of the hillside went up in flames which raged through the night, watched by distressed onlookers.
Forest fires are something residents have just had to get used to.
"It's part of your life," said Mike Phippen.
Mike has lived on Kilvey Hill with his wife Barbra for 44 years.
He said that since he moved there, he could pretty much guarantee a fire every year.
"Every Spring time without fail around the Easter holidays or when the kids are off from school there's fires.
"We do worry that it could reach our home. Luckily we have a road behind us which is about 20-30 feet from our house.
"There's a good distance of gap between us and the trees so we are reasonably safe here but there's always that possibility that the sparks blowing about, one of those could land in the wrong place and it could be very difficult."
The 72-year-old described the worst fire he had seen, which happened last year, something, he admitted, the family did not want to go through again.
"We were very close to it and it was a very frightening time. The flames and wind were blowing towards us and our immediate neighbours.
"You can't miss the smoke, it's very visible from a lot of my windows, you can see it coming across, we went up to the top of the road as there were firemen everywhere fighting it.
"It is really worrying and not a good time at all, I get so upset and annoyed at these stupid people who think it's great fun to start a fire and watch the fire service and people in the area deal with this carnage, it's dreadful.
"It is very dramatic, it can make you lose sleep or not want to go to sleep because of the danger around you.
"You never know what time these things happen and in the dark you can't see the smoke which makes it even more scary," he explained.
Mike said he appreciated the job the fire service were doing and how they responded to the problems on Kilvey Hill.
He said: "We had a group of about six lads who started a fire to three different places on the hill last year. It's really annoying and hard for the fire service to control it in different areas.
"Luckily we have so many friends out there to warn us on social media and whatsapp.
"I thought about going to the schools myself but the opportunity wasn't there. I just need to explain to the children what damage they are doing.
"We are in a very unusual spot, we are 10 minutes away from town yet we have these wonderful views of the countryside and wildlife."
Mike's son Brett is currently living with the family. He described the fires as a "bane in our lives" for the past 44 years.
"I have lived on Kilvey Hill for five years, prior to that I lived there up until my 20s.
"The kids are off school and have nothing else to do, it's mindless and more things need to be put in place,maybe CCTV but it's not just the trees it's the wildlife as well
"There's been times where the fire has come very close to our property and next door.
"It's another stretch for the fire service, these people need to be held accountable for," he said.
The 44-year-old business owner said that something needed to be done before it got out of hand and someone was killed.
"There is anger and anxiety towards it, my parents are in their 70s, there's one road up and one road down and that's it, only one access to get off the hill. What happens if they get trapped in some way or form.
"When it kicks off up there it is scary. It does get to the point where you think if the house has gone now that's it, everything we have built up for 40 odd years gone all because someone wanted to see a fire on the hill.
"At what point are measures going to be put in place to stop this from happening again," he added.
Richie Vaughan-Williams, station manager for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fires were a nightmare for the crews.
"The place is a target particularly due to the demographic, it's right in the centre of built up urban areas so lends itself to anti-social behaviour.
"It's a large area and out of sight. We attend every year to fires, this year we have seen the occurrences of fires are increasing.
"The fires are dangerous and unpredictable, we work with local authorities and put fire breaks in place to stop the fire spreading to create a wildfire.
"It has a massive impact on us and takes us longer to respond to other emergencies."
Police Sergeant Marc Davies, seconded to MAWWFRS from Dyfed Powys Police, said: "Thousands of people in Swansea are potentially impacted by the fires.
"There is a real risk to the community and fires here are treated with real seriousness because of the risk of the fire spreading, the demand in resources is a real eye opener to me.
"It's difficult to understand what goes through these people's heads when you see these fires.
"It's very easy to say that youngsters are responsible but we tend to find that these fires start traditionally when the children break up for Easter holidays.
"The schools broke up because of coronavirus and our incidents on Kilvey Hill have all coincided with the break-ups of the schools.
"Kilvey Hill is a difficult place to police effectively, we appreciate the concerns from the community and if anyone has any information then please report it to the police, online or you can do it anonymously."
