Pergrine Falcon Breeding Centre

[Walter swanston]

Scottish Fanciers may know that earlier this year a man sought planning permission from Dumfries and Galloway Council for the erection and establishment of buildings for the housing and training of some 300 peregrine and gyr falcons at Westwater near Langholm probably to sell on to Saudi Arabia.These falcons were to be hacked out as part of their training.The danger to racing pigeons would have been calamitous.On behalf of the Solway Federation I placed a strenuous objection to this planning application.I am now glad to report to the Scottish pigeon fancy that planning permission has been denied to this applicant.I certainly do not claim sole credit for this victory for common sense as there were other objectors but it is good to know that this danger is over at least

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

WELLDONE

[Guest bakes]

well done walter

[kirky]

yes well done mate.

[sammy]

well done

[sapper756]

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AT LAST, SOME GOOD NEWS!

 

[alex wight]

Well done walter, why was it knocked back??? i,m glad it was, as you say it would have been mass murder every day.

[geordie1234]

Fantastic news

[steve d]

well done on your efforts m8.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Well done Walter, now time to tidy the loose ones up.

[Roland]

Well done! We need a few more like our Walter swanston. Doers rather than whingers, for starters eh!

Well done again.

[Grim Reaper]

What part did the RSPB play in this ?

[Walter swanston]

So far as I know the RSPB played no part in this.The guy wanted to breed falcons to sell on I do not know, nor do I want to know what the RSPB`s attitude would be, all I am sure of is that it is a amall victory for us

[dal2]

Weel done Walter. Is this the same man that has these at Berryscaur?

[Walter swanston]

I AM NOT SURE sTEVEN i THINK HE STAYS AT BORLAND

[Chris Little]

Excellent news Walter, nice one

[BLACK W F]

well done mate a victory for us pigeon men

[mealybug]

Well done Walter, great result.

[mick]

you going to try to shut down some of the breeding programs allready wild hacking there birds as think you will find theres more that do it

[airdrie2]

good news walter but just keep an eye on it he could re apply or apply with a diffrent spec but still bop wont say anything else on an open forum

[Guest stb-]

WELL DONE WALTER THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR A CHANGE

[greenlands]

I see the FFFFFFFFFFFFFFf falconer has just been on Border News and Lookaround,saying he might be putting an appeal in or consider moving.Hope he's not thinking of moving to the Lake District.

Lindsay

[THE FIFER]

well done some good news at last for the pigeon fancy

[Walter swanston]

I am informed that an appeal is unlikely but in any case I will keep a close eye on any developements.

[Ian McKay]

From every pigeon fancier in Scotland well done Walter B) B) B)