One of Britain's most prestigious tennis clubs slammed for hiring marksman to shoot geese

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Members of one of Britain's most prestigious tennis clubs have been left fuming after the venue arranged for marksmen to shoot its resident Canada geese at dawn.Neighbours of the St George's Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge, Surrey, reported hearing gunfire at 5.25am on July 16.It subsequently emerged that eight birds had been killed, among them goslings.The club, which once hosted British tennis star Emma Raducanu, carried out the cull without informing its membership in advance.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The operation was authorised under a Natural England licence permitting the killing of certain bird species on public health or safety grounds, with an adult goose and one gosling surviving.Members who spoke on condition of anonymity expressed deep unhappiness with the decision.

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One long-standing player told The Times: "The members have always liked the geese.

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It is sometimes a bit annoying because they amble on to the courts and leave their poo.

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