Man to appear in court following Bishop’s Waltham poaching investigation

A man is due to appear in court to face charges relating to poaching and motoring offences following an incident in Bishop’s Waltham.

It comes after officers from the Country Watch Rural Crime Task Force stopped a vehicle in Lower Lane at around 8.35pm on Sunday 17 August.

Six dead pheasants, a catapult and ball bearings were found.

Following an investigation, Callum Dainty, 19, of Warburton Road, Southampton, has been charged, via postal requisition, with seven offences.

They are:

Killing a non-Schedule 1 wild bird

Killing game out of season

Possessing an article capable of being used to commit a summary offence

Found by a constable in possession of game coming from land

Driving without due care and attention

Driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a licence

Using a motor vehicle without third party insurance

He is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 6 January, 2026.

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Christopher Gregory
(Police, Senior Corporate Communications Officer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight)