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Wildlife Management and Licensing: Contact us
General and licensing enquiries : Tel: 0845 601 4523 (Local rate) or email: wildlife@naturalengland.org.uk
To report suspected wildlife poisoning incidents only Tel: 0800 321 600, see Suspected poisoning of animals.
Offices
The Wildlife Management and Licensing Service is located in two key office locations with local advisors available throughout the country:
Peterborough
Wildlife Management and Licensing Service
Natural England
Northminster House
Peterborough
PE1 1UA
Tel: 0845 601 4523 (local rate)
Fax: 01733 568834
Peterborough's main work areas:
- licences to undertake survey and monitoring work
- licences to carry out conservation projects
- licences to carry out scientific research
- licences to allow volunteers to visit bat roosts for conservation purposes.
Bristol
Wildlife Management and Licensing Service
Natural England
Burghill Road
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 6NJ
Tel: 0845 601 4523 (local rate)
Fax: 0845 601 3438
Bristol's main work areas:
- birds (including geese, swans, waterfowl) causing crop damage or risks to public health or air safety
- fish-eating birds causing damage to fisheries
- licences to facilitate development which affects bats or great crested newts
- interference with badger setts to prevent damage, facilitate agriculture, forestry and drainage operations and preventing the spread of disease
- licences to interfere with badger setts to facilitate development
- management advice to resolve problems caused by deer
- management advice in relation to rabbits and investigations of complaints regarding rabbit damage to agricultural land
- licences involving non-native mammals
- advice and investigation or complaints regarding injurious weeds.
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Complaints
Please see Natural England's complaints procedure.