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Q: What do I do if I find an injured animal?

Q: What do I do if I find an abandoned young animal?

Q: Is it ok to feed the ducks and geese on the lakes?

Q: At the start of spring I see numerous cygnets with their parents on the lakes. A few weeks later the number has dropped. Where have they gone?

Q: I have Japanese knotweed growing in my garden. How do I deal with it?

Q: Are parakeets a problem?

Q: Why do crows attack people during spring?

Q: How do I stop foxes entering my garden?

Q: I haven't seen a hedgehog in a long time. What's happened to them?

Q: I often see swans swimming with a foot up on its back. Should I be concerned?

Q: What is Japanese knotweed?

Q: My tree is protected - does this mean I can't do anything to it?

Q: My neighbour's tree is too big - what can I do?

Q: How do I get a council-owned tree pruned?

Q: What can I do if a tree infringes my "right to light"?

Answer:
You may have a right to light but it's not as simple as you may think. Only a building has a right to light - and only then if it has 'enjoyed' that light uninterrupted for at least 25 years. There is no right to light in a garden. The light to which you are entitled is only a basic minimum.  A good guide is that if you can sit near a window and read a newspaper on a cloudy day, then you have the light to which you are entitled. There is no right to have the sunshine through a window. The law is not clear on how trees affect a right to light because they grow over a period of time, they are not completely solid and most trees drop their leaves in winter.

Q: What should I do if I see or suspect that a wildlife crime is taking place?

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