Lock, stock & two smoking barn owls

Row over Vinnie plans for shoots at farm

- BY SASKIA ROWLANDS

VINNIE Jones plans to host shoots at his farm, but wildlife campaigners fear they could threaten protected barn owls.

The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor and ex-Premier League star, 60, wants to transform farm buildings at his estate into accommodation for shooting parties. But the site is home to protected barn owls and under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is illegal “to take or harm nests while in use”.