Licence to disturb and take hen harriers
Natural England has issued a licence to allow the trial of a brood management scheme for hen harriers.
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Natural England has issued a licence to allow the trial of a brood management scheme for hen harriers in the northern English uplands. This licence should support the long-term aim of increasing their numbers across England.
The licence is for a 2-year period and places stringent conditions on the trial. Brood management will only take place with the permission of the land owner.
The documents we鈥檝e published include:
- the response to the licence applicant on 16 January 2018 (first 4 attachments)
- Natural England鈥檚 assessment of the licence application (next 3 attachments)
- the application and material submitted in support of the application (final 5 attachments)
Hen harriers are listed as protected birds in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), so disturbing or taking them is an activity which would otherwise not be allowed.
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