Wednesday 27th January 2016
Poachers, scramblers and beachcombing......... The weekend on the reserve has been busy and interesting in many ways. On Saturday I did a bit of beachcombing, collecting samples for use as an educational tool, I'll go into beachcombing in more detail soon (+photos). A phone call from a member of the public telling me that there was a suspicious vehicle and someone with a gun on the reserve!! As it turned out the suspicious vehicle belonged to a poacher, he didn't have a weapon only a Spaniel and a ferret. As there is a total ban on any form of hunting and shooting on the reserve the Police were called, duly arrived and dealt with the offender. On Sunday I had a brilliant morning with the reserve devoid of people and dogs, the afternoon was much busier when I recognised two vehicles in the car park and a third suspicious van? A little investigation revealed two men poaching, they were escorted from the reserve and duly reported to the Police. Well that was