NEWS
Landowner prosecuted over damage to River Lugg
T
he Angling Trust and Fish Legal have welcomed the decision by Natural England and the Environment Agency to launch legal action against a landowner for damage to a protected area of the River Lugg in Herefordshire. The landowner carried out unauthorised work along a 1.5km section of the River Lugg in December 2020. The charges brought against the landowner also relate to further alleged damaging work done in December 2021. Stuart Singleton-White, head of campaigns at the Angling Trust, said: “We’ve had to wait for over two years for the Environment Agency and Natural England to take this decision to prosecute the landowner. This can’t come soon enough. The damage done was devastating to some of the most important wildlife habitats we have, including spawning grounds for salmon and other fish. “We hope both the EA and NE will be calling for the strongest possible sentence if a successful prosecution is secured. Landowners have to know they cannot simply destroy our rivers with impunity. “However, this is only big news because it is a protected site, and because so little prosecution and enforcement action takes place. Our rivers suffer abuse and damage every day. We know the EA does not respond to the majority of incidents reported to it, and of those it does respond to, prosecutes even less. We call on the EA to do more to prosecute these abusers of our rivers, not only at protected sites but wherever such wonton vandalism takes place.”
The announcement of from Natural England and the Environment Agency comes as the Angling Trust published its report, ‘Riparian Habitat Destruction’ highlighting a series of examples, including the River Lugg, of unacceptable and unnecessary habitat destruction along the banks of no fewer than nine English rivers. This is in direct contravention of both the Agency’s own guidance and national government policy on the environment.
32 | Tackle & Guns | April 2022 BGA urges shoots to plan ahead
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he British Game Assurance (BGA) is hosting a new, week-long initiative this Spring called ‘Plan For The Plate’, from 18-24 April, to encourage shoots to speak to their game dealers ahead of the coming season. The idea is that this early
conversation will give game dealers an idea of how many birds each shoot is going to be sending to them so that they can set wheels in motion now to secure retail outlets over winter. Will Oakley, sales and operations
director of Willo Game, commented: “For us to plan a route to market for every bird next season, now is the time we need to know the days and
bag sizes that shoots are planning. That is why we are supporting this initiative from BGA. Every shoot day is an exercise in harvesting food, and we need everyone involved to be thinking that way, right from the start.” Liam Stokes, chief executive of BGA, added: “Improved communication between shoots and dealers is going to be key to unlocking the potential of the game meat market. ‘Plan For The Plate’ is a step in that direction, getting that conversation started early so everything can be prepared to bring great British game onto the great British dining table!”
New ops man joins Shooting Party S
taffordshire-based The Shooting Party has appointed Peter Jackson as its new operations manager. Mike Hurney, chairman of the firm,
told T&G: “I am delighted to be able to welcome Peter to our team where he will have oversight of all sales, logistics and inventory management functions. “I am sure we will benefit substantially from his 12 years experience in other outdoor pursuits companies. He will be very much my right hand man.” Peter Jackson (pictured),
commented: “I am very excited to be joining a very successful, and rapidly expanding company and look forward to introducing myself - and some new, unique and desirable products - to the trade and shooters alike. “I am keen to provide Mike with my
full support and bring some additional skills to the business.”
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