The Hunting Act 2004 made the hunting with dogs of all wild mammals an offence, and also completely banned hare coursing. There are a few tightly-drawn exemptions to allow essential activities, such as pest control, to continue subject to strict conditions.

The ban does not stop people from riding with their dogs provided they remain within the law.
You may or may not know that there are plans afoot to rescind the ban. Please go to http://www.backtheban.com/home and join with me and many others in the fight to try and stop this happening.

Thank you in advance.