'Suspicious activity' was newt surveypublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Police officers with a dog rushed to a golf club near Ilkeston yesterday following reports of people with spades entering the course.
Following searches of the course and surrounding fields, the group was eventually tracked to nearby woodland - where it was discovered they were wildlife experts carrying out a newt survey, external.