Yorkshire photography hides..... vandalised :(

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I have never been there but spotted this on FB, hides vandalised (but seemingly the structure is ok and gear stolen.


Where they say....

"Statement from Yorkshire Photography Hides

Today during the small 35 minute change over of period between customers in Willow and The Den the fence around the land was cut and the hides were accessed. This can only have been by someone who was prepared and had been watching or knew the routine, they also managed to avoid all of our CCTV and Trail cams whock would imply a well researched individual or individuals.

BOTH hides were turned upside and equipment that had been prepared for the nights customers stolen. This I included but was not limited to Flash Units, Lighting, Charging units and totalled £1154.

As a result of this Willow and The Den are closed until further notice, any bookings will be dealt with once we have got our heads around what's what but please if you have either booked and have not spoken to us DO NOT TRAVEL.

As you can imagine both me and Dan are absolutely heartbroken by this apparently deliberate and targeted attack on us by these persons. If you do hear anything please let us know, thank you all for your understanding.

Charlie's continues to operate as normal and we will accelerate some work at new sites to bring you new experiences as soon as we can.

Much love

Mick & Dan"





Another sad example of crime in the countryside :bat: :police:
 
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Sounds like someone has a grudge, neighbouring landowner? Hope Mick and Dan recover from this ordeal.
 
I put a lot of it down to Facebook , where as before the dawn of faceberk wildlife photographers were a tight knit bunch and our venues were only known to to enthusiasts, these days the world and his wife posts on there including locations etc and even a simple “ nice shot what camera “ reply leads to the scrotes knowing how much your camera / lens and accessories are worth and your probable whereabouts as well ..
Just my own p.o.v but it’s probably not far off the mark
 
Had this happen when I lived down south , 3 hides open to the public , They even found poo , needles , Beer cans , Condoms
One at a time they were burnt down over a period a 1 year :(
 
I put a lot of it down to Facebook
I suspect you are correct.

Telling the world and their friends where valuable items can be stolen isn't wise.
 
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