Are nets to stop swallows nesting any way to treat the natural world? | Kate Blincoe

Tesco caused an outcry when it tried to prevent the birds making a trolley park messy at a store in NorwichOur swallows are now returning in the UK after completing their 5,000-mile migratory flight from southern Africa, where they spend the winter. This year some faced a very inhospitable welcome with their traditional nesting areas netted over.Tesco destroyed a successful swallow breeding site in the eaves above a trolley park in Norwich after complaints from customers about bird droppings. The supermarket washed the nests away with power hoses, and then pest-control workers fitted extensive netting, making the birds' summer home for many years completely inaccessible. Continue reading...