Liverpool Anglican Cathedral has installed netting to prevent a pair of peregrine falcons from nesting above its main entrance, in a move described by the RSPB as 'disappointing'
The birds have bred successfully in the same spot for three years, but now Cathedral bosses say their presence is causing unacceptable damage to the building, and that they have a "solution" in place to provide the birds with a safe environment.
Disturbing adult birds near an active nest is a criminal offence under Section 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act, but the Act provides no legal protection to birds whose access to a previously successful nest site has been intentionally barred.
