<strong>A public consultation has been launched by Natural England</strong>
Would you like to appear on our site? We offer sponsored articles and advertising to put you in front of our readers. Find out more.Natural England has launched an eight-week public consultation on how to help people to comply with laws protecting wildlife and the natural environment, and how these laws should be enforced. The consultation follows DEFRA?s decision to enable Natural England to impose civil sanctions, rather than a criminal prosecution, where breaches occur. For further details, visit http://bit.lyqH7IaX.
BASC calls for delay to the Scottish government’s muirburn licensing scheme amid concerns from practitioners over the code’s workability.
Following countryside organisations’ campaigning, penalties for illegal coursing have increased, with average fines up from £360 to £6,000