28 Apr 2025
Police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing into the destruction of three Peregrine falcon eggs at St Albans Cathedral..
According to posts on the Cathedral’s Facebook page on April 7, a man was seen walking over the eggs and crushing them.
Herts police are working with partners at St Albans Cathedral and the National Wildlife Crime Unit to look into the incident, and officers from the Rural Operational Support Team spoke to a man to assist with their enquiries, but nobody has been charged at this time.
A spokesperson for Herts Constabulary would only confirm today that the investigation is still ongoing.
Dean Jo Kelly-More said at the time of the destruction: “We are so desperately sad at the harm done to eggs in our peregrine falcon nest here in the tower at St Albans Cathedral. We are very grateful for the support offered at this time to resolve what has taken place.
“As a Cathedral community we are committed to our responsibility to care for God’s creation, and it has been our joy to welcome our peregrine parents Alban and Boudica back to their home at the Cathedral for a fourth year.
“Our thanks to the Middlesex and Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust, and to the thousands of people watching our livecam who have continued to support our peregrine parents and their chicks over that time.”
