However, the search for a suitable location for the dump in the area has now been extended, according to the Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA), a group supporting a campaign against the plan.

Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary says it needs up to £30,000 to treat sick and injured pups. Craig Jones, 32, of Station Road, Mablethorpe, carried out the attack in Alford earlier this year.

There have been a number of recent outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, including near Mablethorpe, Beverley and at premises near the village of Nafferton in East Yorkshire.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said all birds at a premises near Pocklington and at another near Mablethorpe, East Lindsey, would be humanely culled as a result.