A gamekeeper is due to appear at Skipton Magistrates’ Court this morning to face a charge under the Serious Crime Act in relation to the alleged shooting of a hen harrier in October 2024 on the Coniston and Grassington Estate in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The allegation and subsequent charge is a result of covert footage filmed by the RSPB’s Investigations Team that was featured on Channel 4 News (here).
NB: As this case is live, comments are disabled on this blog until criminal proceedings have ended to avoid prejudicing the case.
UPDATE 2 May 2025: Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads not guilty to two charges relating to alleged conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park (here)
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