Is there anywhere in the UK where we can legally eat Swan meat?
All swans belong to the queen, so presumably her majesty would be allowed to serve you swan meat just about anywhere. It is not actually illegal to eat swan, but if you accidentally kill one, or find a dead one, then you do have to hand it over to Liz. There was a case several years ago of a man who found one dead that had flown into power lines and ate it. I can’t remember what happened to him though; probably stil in the tower …
I believe it’s illegal. This an article from The TimesMarch 19, 2005 Composer may do bird for eating swan Master of the Queen’s Music is hoping to escape spending any time in the Tower for his rare meal By Gillian Harris WHEN he discovered a dead swan outside his remote home in Orkney, the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies decided it would make a tasty terrine. Sir Peter’s gourmet tastes landed him in trouble, however, when police with a search warrant raided his home and seized the swan carcass as evidence. Sir Peter, who was appointed Master of the Queen’s Music last year, was told that taking the bird home to eat was illegal and that he could face charges. “They told me they are taking this very seriously,” he said yesterday. “I was cautioned and told that anything I said could be given in evidence. Naturally I’ve informed Buckingham Palace. Now I’m just hoping I’ll not be locked up in the Tower of London.” Sir Peter, 70, found the whooper swan near his home on the tiny island of Sa
