Page "Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981" Paragraph 113

* prosecution-only occurs when evidence collected makes conviction reasonably certain or where prosecution is in the public interest.

Natural England always try to recover costs and publicise prosecutions to the press.

Specific penalties are applied, consideration of profit gained from offence is considered and often added to fines, application for a formal restoration order is made making the offender responsible for restoration of SSSI ( at offender's expense ).