Manchester Airport calls off its cull of rooks nesting in Dunham Massey Golf Club
MANCHESTER Airport has called off a bird cull in Dunham that was due to take place this week, after an outcry from nature lovers.
Campaigners put up notices at the weekend saying the airport was to carry out a cull of a flock of rooks on Thursday.
The airport claimed the work was necessary because a rookery on Dunham Massey Golf Club course, which is National Trust land, is on a flightpath to the airport.
Campaigners, who claimed the cull was not necessary, set up an on-line petition that was signed by nearly 200 people.
And on Monday the airport announced a u-turn and said it would consult with the community before taking any action.