AN investigation into the death of two beloved geese in a Cotswold village following a car strike has ended - but their memory will live on.

Nearly £4,000 has been raised in memory of the two geese, George and Mildred, who had lived in Bourton for years and whose lives were tragically cut short late last month.

The pair were struck by a vehicle on Lansdowne at around 5.45pm on April 30 but were pronounced dead at the scene.

Andrew Pease, who had seen the geese at least weekly for the last few years, said: "It's a sad affair, we visit Bourton every week to go swimming and we always divert to see the geese.

"It is what it is.

"The police have run an investigation and closed the case.

"No one expected the guy to be put in the stocks, it's just very sad.

"I just wanted a full and proper investigation, which is what has happened.

"Nearly £4,000 has been raised in their memory.

"I've been to people's funerals who had raised less money, which I think demonstrates just how much they were loved."

Though it is still early days, organisers of the GoFundMe hope to place a memorial bench in their memory near the bus stop on Lansdowne.

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In an email to concerned residents, a Gloucestershire Constabulary spokesperson said: "To keep you updated on the geese incident.

"I have now spoken with the officer in the case PC Parker from the Rural and Wildlife Crime Team.

"PC Parker has sought advice from colleagues in the Traffic department, and the decision has been made that there will be no further action taken against the driver.

"There isn't sufficient evidence to pursue a prosecution for a possible offence of 'Driving with due care and attention'.

"As we discussed before, this incident isn't a recordable road traffic collision under the Road Traffic Act 1988, and there is no offence under Wildlife legislation.

"The driver has been cooperative throughout; voluntarily informing us about the incident, and was subsequently interviewed by police.

"I am satisfied all reasonable lines of enquiry have been pursued, and whilst I understand the interest this incident has created locally, I think due to multiple factors this was an unfortunate accident and there was no intent by the driver, and therefore the criminal threshold has not been met.