Cruel vandals armed with a chainsaw chopped down an osprey nest a day after the protected bird laid its first egg of the season.
The platform was chopped down overnight, sending the nest plunging into the waters below at Llyn Brenig reservoir in Denbigh Moors, north Wales in a 'horrendous wildlife crime.'
Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams has pleaded for people to come forward with information while a member of the public has offered a £2,000 reward if anyone has details which leads to a prosecution.
Police have pledged to 'pull out all the stops' to find the culprits responsible for the crime and has called on people to come forward with information