4:16pm, 12 January 2018 DEFRA have declared a Prevention Zone in areas of South Dorset - imposing requirements on all bird keepers - after bird flu has been found in wild birds in that area. #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza

Just to let everyone know that Natural England have a consultation on thier website at the moment concerning the full recovery of costs involved in processing and issuing licences, unfortunatly the current proposals include a £350 annual fee for a quarry licence and a charge of £101 per hour to process an application to recapture a lost hawk ... some of you may want to make your feelings know about these charges! #HawkBoard #WildlifeLicence #NaturalEngland #DEFRA