BIRD GATHERINGS (POULTRY) TO BE BANNED IN ENGLAND,SCOTLAND & WALES FROM 10th FEBRUARY 2025
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In response to the number of detections of Avian Influenza in kept and wild birds, gatherings of poultry (including ducks, geese, swans, pheasants, partridge, quail, chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl), will be banned in England, Scotland and Wales from noon on Monday 10 February 2025.

Please check GOV.UK today (Friday 7 February) for details, and please check GOV.SCOT and GOV.WALES for further information from noon on Monday 10 February.

In addition, an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) with mandatory biosecurity measures is in force across Great Britain and a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) with mandatory housing and biosecurity measures is also in force and covers the following:

  • North Yorkshire
  • York
  • An area in Shropshire
  • The East Riding of Yorkshire
  • The City of Kingston upon Hull
  • Lincolnshire
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk.

All bird keepers in these areas must keep their birds housed to protect them from bird flu. This applies to pet birds, commercial flocks and just a few birds in a backyard flock. These housing and biosecurity measures are to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of disease occurring.

Please check the disease control zones on our avian influenza interactive map to see what restrictions are in place and the biosecurity guidance and additional information available on GOV.UK.

Definitive requirements are set out in the published declarations for each disease control zone currently in force. More information is available on GOV.UK.
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