Multiple baited spring traps were found on the ground at Wig Stones and Little Wig Stones on the Grimwith Estate, North Yorkshire. 

A baited spring trap set on Yorkshire moorland.

The traps were believed to be illegal as they were not adequately restricted to prevent non-target capture.

A baited spring trap set on Yorkshire moorland with dead pheasant.

A dead hen pheasant was found trapped with a broken neck.

Thanks and credits to Moorland Monitors and the Right to Roam West Yorkshire group for documenting and sharing this trap sighting.

Where

Grimwith Estate, North Yorkshire

When

April 2025