Fire on Semley Common Shaftesbury was haybales

A video shared by fire crews shows flames from a burning haystack being fanned towards an even larger stack by strong winds near Shaftesbury on Saturday (October 26).

Stolen quad bikes found in Dorset

Dorset Police Rural Crime Team and Hampshire Police are working together on cross-border rural crime and have had some excellent results.

Farmhouse fire in Thornbury Holsworthy

As people calling to report the fire were describing flames issuing from the roof, an aerial ladder platform from Barnstaple was then sent to the scene.

Police appeal after goats stolen from owner in Derbyshire village for second time

Police are investigating the theft of two goats from their Derbyshire owner – the second time this has happened in recent years.

Skip hire in Cornwall Skip It boss fined

A Cornwall skip hire boss has been ordered to pay more than a quarter of a million pounds for operating without an environmental permit.

Wrexham: Cows stolen from farm in Rossett

North Wales Police's Rural Crime team has said it is investigating the theft of 18 cattle.

Tractor and car crash near Rendcomb

This is the aftermath of a nasty crash that happened near Cirencester yesterday (Tuesday).

Man, 21, led police on high-speed chase before having tyres blown out by stinger

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced after leading police on a high-speed pursuit through North Yorkshire countryside before having his tyres blown out by a stinger.

Police warn Derbyshire fly-tippers to ‘expect a visit’ after huge pile of rubbish dumped in middle of road

Officers have warned fly tippers to ‘expect a visit’ after a large pile of rubbish was dumped on a Derbyshire road.

Bradford City player Kian Harratt fined for hare coursing

A BRADFORD City player has been fined for taking part in 'barbaric' hare coursing in the countryside.

Cottesmore Hunt saboteur hit by car

The horrific incident happened as Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs attended the Cottesmore Hunt's opening meet, writes Daniel Jae Webb, SWNS.

Volunteers and police recover two stolen farm ATVs worth £50,000

The driver, a 23-year-old man, was subsequently placed in handcuffs and arrested on suspicion of burglary.

Ifor Williams trailers found in East Dorset

More thieves have been thwarted as rural police in have found two trailers thought to have been stolen.

Appeal after cat is injured after being caught in banned trap

On Wednesday (26 October) a cat named Belle had become caught in a trap near to her home in the Harrison Way area of Lydney.

Luke Rix guilty of baiting wild boar in Forest of Dean

Police found body armour for dogs at his home and forensics uncovered videos of his crimes.

Justice Minister urged to increase Garda numbers to tackle rural crime

Farmers have raised a “recurring problem” of gangs of men with dogs going on to farms and threatening livestock.

Grouse moor management in Scotland: Government launches public consultation

That illegal killing continues, as evidenced by this young golden eagle recently found poisoned on a grouse moor in the Cairngorms National Park laying next to a dead mountain hare that had been used as the poisoned bait (photo by RSPB Scotland)

Three men arrested on suspicion of trespassing in Wantage area

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing following a collaborative effort between two police teams.

Illegal Tree Felling Prosecution

The conservation of wildlife is an area in which the Police Service of Northern Ireland play an investigative and enforcement role, identifying clear links to wildlife crime and any unlawful activity associated with endangering wild animals.

Mobility scooter stolen after outbuilding at rural home targeted

The outbuilding at the property in a rural location in Rushmere - between Lowestoft and Beccles - was broken into in the early hours of Wednesday, October 26.

Police release image of van and urge Wrexham farmers to be aware after suspicious activity reported

Rural crime police have circulated an image of a van this morning after suspicious activity was reported around farms in Wrexham.

Firm landed with £23,000 bill for polluting Eden beck

A firm has been fined a total of £4,400 after a quarry was found to be polluting a Cumbrian beck.

Tractor and car crash near Rendcomb

Despite the damage to the car, the driver managed to avoid serious injury, sustaining just a cut to the arm.

Barn fire on Hall Hill Brendon

Just after midnight the fire service was called with reports of a shed on fire on Hall Hill in Brendon.

Tractor stolen in South Petherton area

The tractor is a blue compact Landlegend Dong Feng.

High Bickington farm fire

The plume of black smoke was so thick that nearby residents were advised to keep their windows and doors closed.

Westgate Ford incident: Man rescued from car trapped at ford in Weardale

Firefighters were called at 2:10pm this afternoon (Wednesday, October 26) to the Westgate Ford, near Stanhope, in Weardale, after a person in a Volkswagen got into difficulties.

Vehicle that dumped this pile of waste on rural Oakworth road is seized

Officers from Bradford Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team worked with Keighley Neighbourhood Wardens and the local police scoured local fly tipping enforcement cameras and found the vehicle driving to the quiet country lane late at night, dumping its load.

RSPCA's warning after men caught digging at Wrexham badger sett

A member of the public alerted the police after spotting them on land at Cross Lanes on 30 August last year.

‘We plunged into a black abyss’: rider’s bridleway warning after she and horse disappear under water

A rider who ended up entirely under water when her horse spooked and jumped into an innocuous-looking lake said both are lucky to be alive.

Travelling criminals targeted across Scotland-England border

Travelling criminals across the Scotland-England border have been targeted in a joint operation.

Stolen Farm Quad

Stolen Farm Quad

Two agricultural buggies worth £50,000 recovered by rural policing team after farm targeted by thieves

An investigation was launched shortly after 10.30pm on Wednesday (October 19) after thieves stole two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from a farm near Morpeth.

Police helicopter helps rural crime teams catch hare coursers

Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent police forces have reduced hare coursing incidents by removing the borders between their patches, which has made catching and prosecuting offenders easier.

Girl injured and horse put down after driver crashed into them in Flintshire

He was found guilty over the incident, which took place on St Asaph Road in Lloc – a 30mph area - at around 8am on February 24. The 13-year-old rider, who was wearing a high visibility jacket while out with her pony, sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Suspected car thief and drug driver snared by police on Lincs border

A team of specialist officers from East Bassetlaw Police, which serves Retford and its surrounding villages, caught the two men independently of each other on quiet country lanes.

Deer put down after dog attack in Great Horton

Police were called to Hollingwood Lane in Great Horton on Sunday to reports of the attack, which occurred at around 8.30pm.

Man fined for dumping commercial waste in rural lane

A MAN who was seen dumping waste on land in Burghclere has been ordered to pay fined more than £1,400.

Man fishing on Wye illegally is fined and has tackle seized

In a joint operation between Natural Resources Wales and Gwent Police, Kyle Moses, of Summerhill, Cwmbran, was seen by officers fishing on a private stretch of the river known as The Dukes Water near the Duke of Beaufort Bridge at Wyesham, Monmouth, on May 19.

Suspected drug-driver and car thief caught in Bassetlaw rural crime operation

Seven vehicles were taken off the road during an overnight policing operation in Bassetlaw.