Natural England

24 December 2007

Through the holiday period, most of our offices are closed with the few exceptions shown below.

Our National Nature Reserves are open to visitors, as are the National Trails, Heritage Coasts, and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). In fact there are endless opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy yourself during the holiday period. So why not take a healthy walk by yourself or with your family, or have a run-around and play with the children. Enjoy some fresh air, get physically active, and refresh your mind in one of the beautiful and stimulating natural places near to where you live. For ideas see:
Find Breathing Places near you
Countyside Access - Things to do

In an emergency
Your first point of contact should be the appropriate emergency service, fire brigade, police, ambulance or coastguard.

To report an Oil Pollution incident on the coast or at sea
Telephone our 24 hour Oil Pollution pager service on: 07659 124846.

To report suspected poisoning of wildlife
Telephone 0800 321600 (Freephone).

Injured animals
If you are concerned about a sick or injured animal contact your local RSPCA office. Details can be found on the RSPCA website.

Wildlife licensing
The office is closed but you can leave a message on 0845 601 4523 (local rate) which will be responded to on our return on 2 January 2008.

General enquiries
The office is closed from 24 December to the 2 January 2008 but you can email our enquiries team and leave your details enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk

Publications
Our distribution office will be closed from the 24 December to the 2 January 2008 but you can leave a message for us on 0870 120 6466 or alternatively email us on naturalengland@twoten.com and we will respond to you promptly in the New Year.

Queries about agri-environment scheme agreements
All of our offices are closed until Wednesday 2 January. If you are submitting a Higher Level Stewardship application, we are extending the deadline so that applications received up until close of business on 4 January will be eligible for a 1 May start date.
All offices will have answer phones on when they are closed over the Christmas period. If you want to, you will be able to leave a message and someone will call you back in the New Year.