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| No place for whitethroats or other songbirds - the netting is installed |
A BUILDING firm prompted outrage when it used netting to exclude songbirds from a hedgerow at a site in Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire (as featured in a blog last week), but the incident was far from being a one-off.
Indeed, a national firm, Enviroguard, identifies this activity as one of its services to its developers.
Says a page on its website: "If protected birds are nesting in hedgerows, (March - September) it is an offence to disturb their nests, nesting sites and habitat.
"Prior to the nesting season, hedgerows can be netted to deter birds from nesting in them.
"This is of particular interest when planning consent or land access consents to remove hedgerows have not been gained prior to the bird nesting season.
"Enviroguard have the capability to net hedgerows throughout the UK and have recently completed projects for National Grid.
"If you require hedgerow netting or advice, please contact Enviroguard with measurements, height, width and length and we will be happy to provide a costing."
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