Things are getting very bad in the SW of the Dales, Two red kites shot near Blubberhouses this summer and this morning Grough have this:-
"A dead peregrine falcon has been found by a walker in the Yorkshire Dales.
The bird, which was discovered in Hebden Gill, east of Grassington, died because of shotgun wounds, police said".
I love the Grouse moors and could just about tolerate grouse shooting, but the continuing persecution of all birds of Prey (possibly by gamekeepers) is a major wildlife crime and disgusts me.