Pigeons
Where the pigeons are. Who takes them in, what the law permits, and what the published evidence says about managing their numbers.
By animal
Sections that follow a single animal all the way through: where it can be taken, what the law permits, what the published evidence says, and the claims most often made about it.
Gulls
A protected wild bird that no general licence covers any more. What the four nations now require before one can be controlled, what the population assessments behind that actually say, and what to do about a grounded chick in July.
Hedgehogs
Vulnerable in Great Britain, and almost nothing that is killing them is unlawful. What the law actually protects, what the population surveys record, the hazards a garden can fix, and the one rule worth knowing: a hedgehog out in daylight is in trouble.
Badgers
The only wild mammal here with an Act of its own, and the most contested animal on the site. What the 1992 Act protects, and where the four nations have got to on culling for bovine TB — which is now four different places.
Foxes
The animal here with the least legal protection and the most argument about it. No close season and no licence needed — what the law restricts is method, and hunting with dogs, which three of the four nations prohibit.