POLICE were called to reports of hare coursing near a village in South Oxfordshire.

Officers arrived at the fields near to Britwell Salome, Wallingford around 3pm on Monday.

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Now, the force is appealing for the public's help to trace a Peugeot Estate LM07*** that was spotted at the site.

Hare coursing is a bloodsport where dogs are used to chase, catch and kill hares.

It is illegal in England, but it usually starts after harvest and runs into spring – this is when hare coursers typically become active as large tracts of land are left without standing crops.