NB Jacob Whalley is the huntsman of the Grove and Rufford Hunt and Steven Reynolds is the terrierman of the same hunt.
31st May 2026
Officers investigating the tampering of active badger setts in the Newark area have charged two suspects.
On 30 November last year, reports were received that a sett had been disturbed in woodland at Rolleston.
On arrival, officers found seven of the eight entrances were blocked.
Steven Reynolds, 37, of Snowfield View, Wirksworth, and Jacob Whalley, 33, of Kennel Drive, Retford, have now been charged with four counts of interfering with badger setts.
The pair appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on May 21.
They have since been released on bail and are next due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on November 26.
PC Gareth Nicholls, of the Newark neighbourhood policing team, said: “Tackling wildlife crime helps preserve the countryside for future generations and ensures protected species can thrive.
“Badgers and their setts are protected by the Protection of Badgers Act, making it a criminal offence to damage or obstruct them.
“We work closely with landowners and partners to ensure harm to wildlife is thoroughly investigated and those responsible are brought before the courts.”
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Evil filthy bastards like these should be put out of their misery they are the scum of the earth dig a big hole and put the lot of them in and let them die slowly. ( “tackling wild life crime helps to preserve the countryside for generations???) Why are the police not tackling this useless government re the illegal hunting that has been going on for 22 years??