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Campaign timeline

9th October 2024, ITV Central early evening TV news broadcast the story as lead item:

My thanks to Colin and Jackie Green for assisting with this media campaign and appearing with me in print and on TV.

4th October 2024, the BBC News app featured the story:

4th October 2024, the Leicester Mercury covered the story:

3rd October 2024, Leicestershire Live ran the story:

1st October 2024, I issued this news release to our local print and electronic media:

26th September 2024, I received this reply from Mat Carter, CEO of Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust:

18th September 2024, I replied to Ann Tomlinson, Chair of the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust:

12th September 2024, I received this letter (below) from Ann Tomlinson, Chair of the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust:

3rd September 2024, I wrote this letter (below) to Ann Tomlinson, Chair of the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust:

1st September 2024, I saw from Holwell Lane this ‘high seat’ for shooting deer (below) erected on the edge of the woodland at the nature reserve. I took a walk around the reserve and saw 3 other high seats in place around the new ‘Holwell Wood’.

3rd November 2023, I received from Sarah Bedford this document (below).

31st October 2023, I emailed Sarah Bedford, a Senior Reserve Officer at the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust, asking about a cull of Muntjac deer at Holwell Reserve; I had heard rumours of this cull from neighbours in the village.