A Lincolnshire farmer has been fined more than £2,000 after he was found to have unset traps capable of catching birds on his land. John Bryant, 40, of Farthorpe, West Ashby, Horncastle, pleaded not ...

Ten pigeons have been shot in 10 days with some found dead and a number of others injured. Lincolnshire Police said it was ...

Hugh Steele, 53, and Douglas Price, 34, both of Poplar Meadow, Sleaford Road, Beckingham, Lincolnshire, were found by officers ... veterinary treatment for a bird's wounds and failing to treat ...

"Some visitors found it funny but with kids visiting ... About Other Penguins Like Him Aside from these five naughty birds, Lincolnshire Wildlife Park is also home to Chico, a 9-year-old yellow ...

Two men have been sentenced in court after 'forcing cockerels to run on treadmill' as part of an illegal bird fighting ring.

Two men have been sentenced after they made a cockerel run on a treadmill in a ‘barbaric’ act. Paraphernalia included a ...

After a two-day trial at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court, John Bryant of West Ashby, Horncastle, was found guilty on 7 March 2025 in relation to four offences. He was sentenced on 20 March 2025 and ordered ...

Two more cases of bird flu have been found in Norfolk, taking the number of recently confirmed cases in the county to 10. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said following ...

A farmer in Lincolnshire has been fined £2,000 after he was found with traps capable of killing birds and poison on his land.

PC Martin Green, from Lincolnshire Police's Rural Crime ... injure or kill wild birds. PC Green said he had found a dead pigeon, which had "clearly been shot", in the George Street area on Tuesday.

Judge Munir told the court that "no birds of prey were found to have been poisoned or ... Det Con Aaron Flint, of Lincolnshire Police's rural crime action team, said: "We thoroughly investigate ...