Dubai sheikh is making our lives HELL: Locals in Essex village are furious over ‘boozy shooting parties’ on billionaire’s land that rains dead birds down at their feet and drives them mad with hours of constant gunfire [Video]

05:19 EST 02 Mar 2024 , updated 09:50 EST 02 Mar 2024

A row has erupted between locals of a quiet hamlet, the billionaire ruler of Dubai and shooting groups at his Essex estate.

The billionaire, who owns nearly 5,000 acres of farming land in Essex, allows pheasant and pigeon shoots to take place on land near Braintree.

However, locals living in the tiny hamlet of Bardfield Snaling say the ‘boozy shoots’ which take place at least twice a week have ‘blighted their lives’ for the last five years. 

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s company Saker Estates and Essex Farms granted permission for the Yorney Valley Shoot to use the vast lands. Drone photos taken by MailOnline show the extent of land which is being used.

The shoot, overseen by manager Keith Nicholls, offers day experiences from £645 to £1,290 with the chance to shoot up to 200 birds between September and January.