Man fined hundreds of pounds at court after interfering with badger sett

Christopher Woodward, of Quarry Lane, Horton, Oxfordshire, appeared at Mold Magistrates Court last week where he pleaded guilty to a charge of blocking the entrance to a badger sett.

The incident took place at Iscoyd Woods, Whitchurch, Shropshire, on February 3, this year.

The 38-year-old was handed a £500 fine for the offence and ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £200 surcharge fee.