Urban gull crackdown begins as city councils given power to take eggs from nests in new pilot scheme
Two cities are to be allowed to take action without asking for permission from Natural England in cases where health and safety are at risk
Gordon Dugan, gull control officer in Worcester
Credit: John Robertson
Urban gulls face a crackdown in two British cities as councils are to be handed powers to take eggs from nests in a first for England.
Under a pilot run by Natural England experts at Bath and Worcester councils are set to be allowed to make decisions about managing gull numbers without having to ask for permission from the national body.