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Police are calling on the public to provide more information after arsonists set fire to a large stack of straw in Reydon, Suffolk.

Suffolk Constabulary

Monday, 21 August 2023

Police are calling on the public to provide more information after arsonists set fire to a large stack of straw in Reydon, Suffolk.

Police are calling on the public to provide more information after arsonists set fire to a large stack of straw in Reydon, Suffolk.

Devon farm fined £60,000 over death of tipper truck driver

Devon & Cornwall Police

Monday, 21 August 2023

Devon farm fined £60,000 over death of tipper truck driver

A farm in Devon has been fined £60,000 after a tipper truck driver died when he was electrocuted on its land.

Police wildlife officers rescue ‘ugly duckling’

Lincolnshire Police

Monday, 21 August 2023

Police wildlife officers rescue ‘ugly duckling’

Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team were called on Friday to a family of swans on the River Slea where one cygnet was struggling with a wing deformity.

'Industrial scale' 200-tonne mountain of waste found in Cheshire countryside

Cheshire Constabulary

Friday, 18 August 2023

'Industrial scale' 200-tonne mountain of waste found in Cheshire countryside

An 'industrial scale' mountain of 200 tonnes of waste has been found dumped in open countryside in Cheshire.

Field left scorched and blackened after 30 tonnes of hay set alight

Thames Valley Police

Friday, 18 August 2023

Field left scorched and blackened after 30 tonnes of hay set alight

A fire broke out in an Oxfordshire field after 30 tonnes of hay was set alight.

Man travelled 60 miles from Coventry to dump waste in rural village

Bedfordshire Constabulary

Friday, 18 August 2023

Man travelled 60 miles from Coventry to dump waste in rural village

Michael Cawley has been hit with a fine after flytipping waste on Hall End Road in Wootton

Police treating large Boxted fire as suspected arson

Suffolk Constabulary

Thursday, 17 August 2023

Police treating large Boxted fire as suspected arson

Police are treating a large field fire in a Suffolk village as suspected arson.

Shropshire fire service called out to two field fires

West Mercia Police

Thursday, 17 August 2023

Shropshire fire service called out to two field fires

Shropshire fire crews were called out to two separate fires involving fields of straw

Scotland launches plan to control bird flu in wild birds

Police Scotland

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Scotland launches plan to control bird flu in wild birds

The Scottish Wild Bird Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Response Plan sets out the multi-agency approach to monitoring and mitigating the spread of the disease

Rare bird makes return to designated peatland site

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Rare bird makes return to designated peatland site

An increasingly rare breeding bird has returned to a designated peatland site in Co. Down for the first time in many years.

Two breeding pairs of lapwing were discovered this summer at Lecale Fens Special Area of Conservation (SAC), outside Downpatrick.

It follows ongoing efforts by Ulster Wildlife to help restore nature in the area.

Shocking images of salmon farming waste spewing into remote Scots river spark probe

Police Scotland

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Shocking images of salmon farming waste spewing into remote Scots river spark probe

Waste pumped into Kinglas Water in Argyll, which serves the iconic Loch Fyne, includes manky brown water and sludge from fish feed.

Operation to protect animals living on the coastline takes place in north Wales

Wales - North Wales Police

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Operation to protect animals living on the coastline takes place in north Wales

A national campaign which aims to protect animals living on the coastline is taking place in north Wales this summer.

Thirsk and Malton MP encourages farmers to use What3Words app after farm fires in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Police

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Thirsk and Malton MP encourages farmers to use What3Words app after farm fires in North Yorkshire

Fire crews in North Yorkshire were called out to four farm fires in the space of two days last month

Tractor tours 2,000 miles to help break down mental health stigma

National

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Tractor tours 2,000 miles to help break down mental health stigma

UK livestock markets have raised thousands of pounds for mental health charities, in support of Len’s Light Tractor Relay – which saw a Warwickshire farming couple travel 2,000 miles in honour of their son, who died by suicide last year.

£14 million fund to promote innovation in farming

National

Monday, 14 August 2023

£14 million fund to promote innovation in farming

More than £14 million is being made available for the farming sector to drive innovation and develop new practices to boost productivity and sustainability, the Government has said.

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