A Cumbria farmer has been found guilty of two charges of intentionally disturbing the nest of a pair of breeding ospreys.
58-year-old Paul Barnes faced the charges of intentionally or recklessly disturbing an osprey while it was on or near a nest containing its eggs or young.
Ospreys are protected under the Country and Wildlife Act 1981, meaning it is an offence to disturb the bird on or near its nest.
Mr Barnes, from Keswick, has now been ordered to pay a £300 fine, £2,000 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.
According to the BBC, the farmer is alleged to have driven his tractor and trailer with a group of children close to the site in June 2017, scaring the birds of prey from their nest.
Mr Barnes denied both charges at a three-day hearing at Workington Magistrates Court.
