A Wokingham man has been arrested after a farmer was attacked in the middle of a field in Hampshire.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, November 10 in the countryside near the A303 Amesbury.

A video circulating on social media taken from inside one of the vehicles taking part in the attack shows the farmers car being surrounded and then rammed by poachers.

The attackers surrounded his four-wheel drive car and fired catapults at it smashing the windows.

Wiltshire Police have started an investigation into this horrific attack and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

They are now hunting for dashcam footage from drivers who may have seen a convoy of 4WD vehicles fleeing the scene on the A303 near Amesbury, and M3 in Hampshire.