Natural England - What we do not cover

What we do not cover

Wildlife Management and Licensing is responsible for providing a wide range of help, advice and licensing but we do not offer certain services.

We do not:

  • Provide advice and licences outside of England:

    • for Wales contact - Wildlife Management, Sustainability & Environmental Evidence Division (SEED), Sustainable Futures, Rhodfa Padarn, Aberystwyth, SY23 3UR, Tel: 0300 062 2297 or 0300 062 2290
    • for Scotland contact - Environment and Rural Affairs Department (ERAD), PEP2 Division, Branch 2 - Agricultural Pollution, Pesticides and Pest Control, Pentland House, 47 Robbs Loan, EDINBURGH, EH14 1TY, Tel: 0131 244 6360
    • for Northern Ireland contact Environment & Heritage Service, 35 Castle Street, Belfast, BT 1 1GU, Tel: 02890 546558

  • Carry out the practical work required under any licence, this is the responsibility of licensees and any staff or consultants that they employ. In some cases NGO's such as the Badger Trustexternal link or Bat Conservation Trustexternal link may be able to assist.

  • Provide a 'pest control' service - please contact your Local Environmental Health Department or individual contractors through telephone directories/ Yellow pages.

  • Issue licences for the marine environment. The Marine Management Organisationexternal link is responsible for licensing all activities undertaken seaward of the mean low water mark. Our web pages provide a Q&A and further details of MMO responsibilities.

  • Licence captive birds or deal with import or export of wildlife - for CITES and bird registration (Schedule 4 birds onlyexternal link) please contact - The wildlife Licensing & Registration service, Animal Health, Zone 1/17, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EB. E-mail: wildlife.licensing@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk

  • Issue game licences - these are no longer required in England and Wales since 1 August 2007 see Changes to game licencing for taking or selling game and venisonexternal link for further information

  • Issue zoo licences - these are dealt with by your local authority. For more information see the Defra websiteexternal link.

  • Identify species from specimens or photographs - please contact your local Natural History Museum

  • Deal with disease in trees, shrubs and plants - for incidence of disease in recently imported plant please contact Defra Plant Healthexternal link.

  • Assist with reports of poisonous invertebrates (scorpions, spiders etc) - please contact your local Environmental Health Department.


Other regulatory bodies you may find useful: