MANY hunts took part in the Countryside Alliance's nationwide Countryside Clean-up between 25 March and 2 April.
Hunt officials and staff, farmers, subscribers and other supporters from within the hunting and rural communities were out in force clearing rubbish from roadside verges, footpaths, river banks, fields and hedgerows throughout the UK. These included the Heythrop, pictured right, the Sinnington, North Cotswold, Beaufort, Warwickshire, Dumfriesshire and Stewartry and the Cambridgeshire and Enfield Chace.
Polly Portwin, director of the Campaign for Hunting at the Countryside Alliance, said: “We were delighted that so many of those who follow hounds engaged with this initiative again this year, making a difference in their local area and protecting livestock, wildlife and domestic pets in the process. It is disheartening that some of those who access our…