Stephen Atkinson-Jones, 71, and his wife Caroline, 64, say they love wildlife and have let trees and shrubs grow freely to enhance nature in what they call studied neglect .
EXCLUSIVE: The ordeal saw pensioner Anne Seago, her son and two neighbours threatened with a £100 fine by the council - following complaints that birds were causing a nuisance.
Anne Seago (left) has been threatened with £100 fine from Flyde Council, run by Allan Oldfield (right) who earns up to £93,699-a-year, prompting support from MP Sir John Hayes (centre)