Natural England has blocked Northumberland County Council's plans to relocate two badger setts that have been plaguing a cemetery for the past two years.
The animals have been causing damage to the surface of graves and other grassed areas within Berwick's Tweedmouth Cemetery with their foraging activity, causing significant local concern.
Council officers worked with ecology experts to carry out survey work in connection with an application to Natural England for a license to relocate the badger setts - but it was turned down.
