Ration/Meal getting stolen out of a meal bin

Fierce difficult to get a good shot then especially this time of year and dark.

Is it a remote yard away from the house with no one around?

If they're cutting locks they'd probably just destroy/steal any non-monitored cameras.

Have you got internet/wifi there? If so, I'd recommend plastering the place with monitored CCTV. I've used these ones and find them good, with an SD card in them or via cloud they can be set to record all activity and notify you on the phone on a free app of any movement instantly like a sensor light. You can then go and view what's happening live and what's been recorded and take appropriate action. The night vision is pretty good and good enough to get number plates in the dark.

This particular one also has built in lights which can be set to come on like a normal sensor light to alert the intruder that they're being recorded, or it can be left set to act like a normal camera. You can also record/hear audio and talk to people through it live like a video call on the app.

https://www.harveynorman.ie/computing/networking-and-connectivity/security-safety/tp-link-outdoor-security-wi-fi-camera-en.html

You are going to be put in the meal bin, breathing straw provided, when you hear the angle grinder cutting the lock jump out and hit them with a cro bar.

Carry a water bottle and they'll be plenty to eat.

What you do depends on what you think the cause of your problem is. Is it vermin or is it a local stray dog?

Catching might work if it's a stray dog.

But if it's vermin, since you can't kill them, you've got to make it hard enough to get in that they'll go somewhere easier.

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It's primarily for deer stalking and only take pictures, but it will send the image to your phone in real time, so you will be able to see when they are there.

Ideally you would get a clear video of them and post it all over Facebook/YouTube let all the locals see what thieving cnuts they are

I saw was a spate of robberies near me and hit Co-Op even who had the best of videos all they got was lads in wellies black jackets, flouresent jackets and scarfs and gloves. Black land cruiser that had false plates and a trailer, Noone ever caught. Best solution is one way in and couple of bollards.

Good bollards are expensive (2k Plus per bollard not fitted but solid stainless steel) but you will not get past them easily. Best type is the ramp type like you see 0utside the Dail. I enquired was 8k plus Vat years ago for that type, lad who did automatic gates, could get and install.

Not dear but how stand up to an angle grinder? Will a lad bother doubt it especially if local and signs up CCTV and Beware of Dog.

And having said all that know lad who had all the yard well secured etc but they got in through a gate over half a mile away went over farm and back again. Was local knowledge and lad found guilty on another matter was prime suspect for it.

OP, sorry to read your post, what about an AirTag in a bag left beside the shute?

The plot thickens.

The right of way you mention…..

Is it a casual agreement or something you have put in writing? I’d be going into my solicitor immediately to see if I could shut it again.

If it’s casual you could possibly put a lock on the gate and tell your neighbours you are sorry but your farm is being robbed so you can’t continue to have it open.

If they really want to have it they’ll have to go to court to force you to open it. And if they already have their own access there’s a chance the judge will tell them to use their own access.

Talk to your solicitor.

Another option is to lock it, but provide the neighbours with a key each. They still have access but you have some security. And if stuff goes missing you’ve narrowed down the culprits……

If there’s a gate on the road, locked with a “Hidden CCTV in operation” sign on it, 9/10 scamps will keep driving rather than cutting a lock in public.