Council bans hunting with dogs 'No hunting allowed' '); The statement was in response to a challenge by the League Against Cruel Sports. In December, the campaign wrote to council leader Lynne Doherty (Con, Newbury Speen) in the wake of recent revelations that six of Britain’s biggest landowners have banned trail hunting. They did so in response to a criminal investigation into secret webinars at which hunt masters discussed creating ‘smokescreens’ to avoid being accused of illegal activity. These include the National Trust, United Utilities and Forestry England, as well as councils in Cambridge and Cheshire Ramsbury Estates Limited has also banned the Vine & Craven Hunt from its land.