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1. on Wednesday February 27, 2019 at 6:31 pm | Reply Peter T

   Let’s hope the ‘gun shots’ last night and today’s radical hedge thinning don’t disturb tonight’s show. Especially as we were only likely to have them here for a few more days.

   
   
2. on Wednesday February 27, 2019 at 7:48 pm | Reply Peter T

   About half the birds managed to get into what is left of the hedge tonight, the rest were agitated but they eventually settled into a Leylandii hedge a little lower down the hill.

   
   
3. on Thursday February 28, 2019 at 3:42 pm | Reply Gill Radcliffe

   A sad ending perhaps to a miracle of nature which has brought joy to so many of us. Gunshots? Can’t believe it! The planet is in enough trouble without that.

   
   
4. on Thursday February 28, 2019 at 4:43 pm | Reply Barbara Lowes

   Just hope they stay a few more days how could anyone do such a horrible thing

   
   
5. on Thursday February 28, 2019 at 11:02 pm | Reply John Cook

   Is he going tò be allowed to get away with it? Does anyone know the name of this person?

   
   
   • on Friday March 1, 2019 at 3:05 pm | Reply Peter T

     As the law stands, though starlings are a protected species, in relation to wild life law, there nothing can be done unless the birds were physically harmed (eg shot) or nests or eggs damaged during the breeding season. So as long as they were not roosting when the hedge was cut there is nothing that can be done legally in this context.

     I understand the Police local wildlife officer is investigating a number of complaints relating to the ‘shots’.

     It is not clear if the laurels comprising the hedge are big enough to constitute trees requiring permission from the Peak Park Authority to cut down. However given only half of each ‘tree’ was cut out this becomes somewhat ambiguous.

     I understand the issue was raised yesterday on Radio Derby, but I did not hear the programme.

     
     
     • on Friday March 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm John Cook

       Thanks for the information Peter, sad to think that this outrageous behaviour is technically legal. From a more adult position it’s difficult to comprehend such selfish behaviour from a man so arrogant that he considers wildlife to be simply a nuisance to be disposed off.

       
       

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