Tree containing goshawk nest felled (1 Viewer)

[Kits]

Labourer felled tree containing active goshawk nest

The man "unknowingly destroyed" the nest on an estate but the RSPB says nests are "obvious".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[angusmcoatup]

Labourer felled tree containing active goshawk nest

The man "unknowingly destroyed" the nest on an estate but the RSPB says nests are "obvious".

www.bbc.co.uk

£100? I don’t think qualifies as a fine anymore. Not exactly punitive or a deterrent.

 

[Strontium Dog]

£100. Good grief. You get fined more for not wearing a face-nappy on the train.

 

[paddyluke]

why was he ordered to pay £100 to the RSPB ???

 

[John Cantelo]

The authorities seem (at best) extraordinarily naive to believe that someone went out and, according to their account, randomly decided (from many options) to fell a tree containing a Goshawk's nest. This despite (I'm told) Goshawk being very vocal in such a situation.

 

[paddyluke]

why no mention of the name of the "Estate"?

 

[Mono]

Very dodgy reporting, it was not a fine it was something known as conditional caution. The offender admits the offence is given a police caution and pays a "restorative" contribution to the victim or something representing the victim.

The Director's Guidance on Adult Conditional Cautions - Annex B | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

 

[paddyluke]

labourer must have friends in high places

 

[Farnboro John]

I think if justice is to be served the labourer's house should be demolished.

John

 

[silver prince]

why was he ordered to pay £100 to the RSPB ???

ye it should have been 100,000

 

[pianoman]

Since it was the only tree felled and removed, I'd want to know who asked/paid him to do it

 

[PYRTLE]

Here's more habitat and probable species loss - a 500 acre mixed wood and SSSI with nesting avian species such as Goshawk, Firecrest, Willow and Marsh Tit, L.S. Woodpecker to name a few. What other fragile species will disappear once it's disturbed, s*d this corporation and it's misleading advertising regarding nature and tranquility.
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