Off-road bikers threaten rare birds in valleys (From South Wales Argus)

We need to task the police off road motorcycle section with getting into these hoodlams and put an end once and for all to this anti-social disorder. Instead of sitting around abergavenny bus station (when it's dry) they ought to get into the community they "serve" and start earning their crust

No mention of the dog walkers in the headline. Why ? "What about Dangerous Dog Owners Threaten Rare Birds"
Once again the innocent, law abiding, fully legal offroaders all tarred with the same brush.
I got a better idea......... get the plod out of abergavenny bus station, the off road squad off the mountains and on the streets clearing up the drug pushers, burgulars, muggers, rapists & bent MP's. Now theres an idea eh ?

I am a keen bird watcher myself and I find this report disturbing. Disturbing in the fact that the reporter is too quick to jump on the band-wagon in regards to off-road vehicle users, but fails to even mention the exact area of concern. Something that I would have though might have been a good idea to mention as maybe the off-road users would then know where to stay away from at nesting times. I have come across many off-road riders and they have always without trouble or argument taken an alternative direction once they have been made aware of issues such as this. Clear signs need to be erected giving dates of nesting and general areas affected. This report should be aimed at making all people aware of the situation not just throwing slander at a certain group of individuals. Information and awareness is the answer not finger pointing.
I also agree with 'persecuted off roader' why was this report allowed to be issued with the biased heading, when further in the report dog walker were also mentioned. A reporter a little too keen to get their article read maybe?
The police who are sat in Abergavenny are always working, whether sitting at a bus station or otherwise, a real visible police presence is what is needed in the most crime affected areas, off-road riding is a very small activity to worry about and the most is not illegal at all, just tarred and judged by the few who don't understand 'rights of way'. When you have street crime in the towns and villages and tax payers money being wasted on off-road vehicles for the police when that money could be used to put more police on the street. I would rather see the police in the towns than on the mountains.
TK355 needs also to get their thoughts straight, hoodlums are active in the towns not on off-road vehicles, the most of the off-road users I meet are middle aged (40+) business men, very sensible law abiding individuals, not some glue sniffing hoodie from the towns.

persecuted off roader wrote:
No mention of the dog walkers in the headline. Why ? "What about Dangerous Dog Owners Threaten Rare Birds" Once again the innocent, law abiding, fully legal offroaders all tarred with the same brush. I got a better idea......... get the plod out of abergavenny bus station, the off road squad off the mountains and on the streets clearing up the drug pushers, burgulars, muggers, rapists & bent MP's. Now theres an idea eh ?

persecuted off roader and Bird watcher, between you, you have hit the nail on the head. tk355 you havent a clue!!!