Forest closed after rave disturbed nesting birds

A forest in Cornwall could be closed until August after a three-day illegal rave disturbed birds and wildlife.

Forestry England said Davidstow Moor, near Camelford, needs a specialist clean-up after 1,000 people visited over the weekend.

Chris Mason, from Forestry England, told the BBC: “Anything that was on the ground like ground-nesting birds has just been trashed, anything that’s breeding in the trees, like buzzards and other birds of prey, they all would have been put off their nests.

“There could be younglings nesting now with the parents abandoning them so it could be quite detrimental to them,” he added.