Ex-policeman guilty of having illegal wild bird eggs
A former Suffolk police officer has pleaded guilty to possessing nearly 650 wild bird eggs while he was still in the constabulary.
Police release CCTV of burglars at RSPB
Bedfordshire police have released images of a burglary at the headquarters of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Hundreds get on their bikes for charity
More than 1,200 people have got on their bikes this weekend, to raise money for charity in the Suffolk Coast Bike Ride.
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Policeman guilty of keeping hundreds of wild bird eggs
A court's been hearing how a serving police officer kept an illegal collection of wild birds eggs including some rare ones taken from reserves on the Suffolk coast.
650 eggs were found in a raid on PC Michael Upson's home at Sotherton near Halesworth in Suffolk in June. Among them were eggs from woodlarks and marsh harriers which are some of the country's rarest breeding species.
Ex-policeman guilty of having illegal wild bird eggs
by Natalie Gray
A former Suffolk police officer has pleaded guilty to possessing nearly 650 wild bird eggs while he was still in the constabulary.
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Fears kids may be out of touch with nature
The RSPB is warning that our children's growing lack of contact with nature could be one of the biggest threats to the future of the environment.
The charity's linked up with the University of Essex to find out just how connected children are with nature in the hope of addressing what they see as a significant problem. Hannah Pettifer reports.
Kids are out of touch with nature warns charity
The RSPB's warning that one of the biggest threats to the environment is how out of touch our children are with it.
It's now working with Essex University to research the subject. The charity says the number of children playing in natural spaces has dropped by 75% over the last 30 to 40 years.
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