Bad week for

Masked hunt saboteurs

Police have been given powers to remove face coverings from violent protestors, a move the Countryside Alliance has been campaigning for

Nest raiders

Dorset police have started a speedboat patrol in Poole Harbour to catch thieves stealing gulls’ eggs, which can sell for £7 each

Butterflies

Following a disastrous 2016, Butterfly Conservation says the rare heath fritillary now faces extinction and the grizzled skipper and white admiral are in trouble