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Rural estate is to target poachers
A rural estate fears poachers will strike on its land in the run-up to Christmas.
The land surrounding Leighton Hall, near Silverdale, is in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and has a large population of red and fallow deer.
Poachers have been responsible for damaging gates and walls in order to gain access to the land.
Now new signs, funded jointly by the Lancashire Partnership Against Crime (Lanpac) and the estate, will be placed around the grounds and warn that anyone damaging property, poaching or committing any other offence may face prosecution and arrest.
PC Tony Marsh, community beat manager for Arnside and Silverdale, said: "Previously, anti-trespassing signs have been ripped down by poachers, leading to an increase in littering, trespassing and criminal damage on the estate. The new signs are not only more robust and harder to remove, but also show that there is a combined approach being taken by the estate and police when it comes to tackling poaching.
"We are also using our Farmwatch scheme to send out text messages to farmers and land owners offering crime prevention advice and warning them when poaching has been taking place."
If anyone has information about poaching, or would like to know more about Farmwatch ring 01524 63333.
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