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General licences for birds 2024
All species of wild birds in Wales are protected. General licences permit authorised persons to carry out certain actions affecting wild birds which would otherwise be illegal, without the need to apply for a specific licence.
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Bird licensing
All wild birds, their nests and their eggs are protected under Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
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Bird specific licences
All wild birds, their nests and their eggs are protected under Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
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Exempt hunting on land we manage
It is illegal to hunt wild mammals with dogs in Wales. There are exemptions that allow hunting for certain types of humane control. This is called exempt hunting.
- The Wild Swimming Code
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UK Protected Plant Licensing
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 gives legal protection to all wild plants. Plants and fungi on Schedule 8 have more protection. Offences include sale, picking, uprooting and destroying. We grant licences for specific purposes.
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Red and Grey Squirrel Licensing
The red squirrel is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The grey squirrel is not native and it is illegal to release one into the wild. We grant licences for certain purposes so you can work legally.
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13 Dec 2023
Changes to general licences for the control of wild birds for 2024Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (Wednesday 13 December 2023) published new general licences for the control of wild birds for the 2024 calendar year.
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21 Jun 2022
New general licences for the control of wild birdsNatural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (21 June) published four new general licences for the control of wild birds, ahead of them coming into force on 1 July 2022.
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19 Aug 2021
Have your say on NRW’s wild bird licencesNatural Resources Wales (NRW) is inviting people to have their say on the future of licences for wild bird control.
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18 Jan 2021
Court rules that NRW General Licences are lawfulThe High Court has today (18 Jan) ruled that Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) General Licences to control wild birds are lawful following a legal challenge by campaigning body Wild Justice