Countryfile Star Addresses Viewer Concerns Over Distressing Bird Capture Scene Sunday, January 25, 2026 countryfile birds conservation wildlife menai protection netting bbc research animalwelfare Viewers of BBC’s Countryfile were quick to express their unease during Sunday’s episode, which featured a controversial wildlife segment early in the broadcast. Presenters John Craven, Charlotte Smith, and Adam Henson delved … Read More
Countryfile Presenter Addresses Viewer Concerns Over Bird Capturing Segment Sunday, January 25, 2026 countryfile bbc conservation wildlife birds cannonnetting menaibridge ecology animalwelfare nature Countryfile viewers expressed immediate concern during the Sunday evening broadcast when a segment focused on bird conservation methods showed the use of cannon netting to capture wading birds. Presenters John Craven, … Read More
Deer Humanely Euthanized by Armed Police After Collision Near M5 Friday, January 16, 2026 deer m5 tewkesbury police animalwelfare accident euthanasia injury armedpolice roadincident Early on the morning of Friday, January 16, a deer was humanely euthanized following a collision with a vehicle near the M5 motorway in Tewkesbury. Witnesses reported the presence of armed police on the Northway Bridge around … Read More
Trail Hunting Ban Deemed ‘Another Attack’ on Rural Communities by North Cotswolds MP Friday, January 2, 2026 trailhunting countryside foxhunting animalwelfare ruralcommunities huntingban governmentpolicy ukpolitics conservation ruraljobs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Conservative MP for North Cotswolds, has expressed strong opposition to the Government’s planned ban on trail hunting in England and Wales, describing it as “another attack on countryside … Read More
Trail Hunting Ban Criticized as Attack on Rural Communities by North Cotswolds MP Friday, January 2, 2026 trailhunting ban rural countryside hunting foxhunting animalwelfare government labour politics Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the Conservative MP for North Cotswolds, has expressed strong opposition to the Government’s decision to ban trail hunting in England and Wales, calling it “another attack on countryside … Read More
Fox Chased by Hound During Trail Hunt in Cotswold Village Sparks Concern Wednesday, December 31, 2025 fox hunt gloucestershire cotswolds trailhunting saboteurs animalwelfare legislation wildlifecrime ruralcommunities A former fox hunter turned volunteer for the Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs has recorded footage showing a fox being chased by a hunt hound during a trail hunt in the Cotswold village of Icomb, near Stow-on-the-Wold. The … Read More