A wildlife trust was the victim of the attempted theft and said it caused more than £40,000 of damage.
A lorry was set alight after would-be thieves loaded equipment on to it before the vehicle got stuck in the mud, a wildlife trust has said.
The lorry was then torched, leaving "extensive physical and environmental damage" amounting to more than £40,000, the trust said. "We now face a huge clean-up bill, loss of essential equipment, and the postponement of many planned works."Leicestershire Police has confirmed it is investigating the attempted theft of two specialised pieces of equipment
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