RE: Swamp Rats?20 Apr 2021 23:27
Code of the road that no-one sticks to.
"Badgers and wild birds
Badgers are a specially protected species, and it’s illegal to possess one dead or alive.
However if you’ve found this animal at the roadside, then you can take it and eat it. As long as you can prove that you didn’t kill it.
The same applies to wild birds. They are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
But it’s legal to eat a wild bird if it’s discovered dead or is roadkill. But again you must prove that you didn’t kill it.
Generally this provides a good rule of thumb if you’re interested in picking up roadkill. "