The RSPB in the West Country has made an appeal to people not to cut hedges or trees during summer breeding season.

Morwenna Alldis, spokesperson for the RSPB South West said: ‘We find it hard to resist the urge, once outside in our gardens, to chop back that hedge, get that tree taken down, manicure and tidy nature just as she reaches her peak.

’Where possible, please try and resist this urge for the benefit of garden wildlife.’