Dorset police’s shiny HQ could pose ‘lethal threat’ to birds, says council

Colonies of house martins in the area are among birds that could be at particular risk, the council said. Photograph: NPL/Alamy

The shiny exterior of a new police headquarters in Dorset could pose a “lethal threat” to the local bird population.

Concerns have been raised by Wool parish council over the potential for bird deaths as a result of the reflective surface of the proposed building in Winfrith, the Dorset Echo reported.