wild birds

General licences: Friday 17 May update

Posted by: James Diamond, Posted on: 17 May 2019 - Categories: Farming, Protected sites and species

Natural England's operations director James Diamond provides a further update on general licences.

Natural England welcomes government statement on netting

Posted by: Natural England, Posted on: 10 April 2019 - Categories: Wildlife

Recent use of netting by developers and local authorities has received media coverage and today Natural England welcomes the government's statement on the use of nets.

Latest update: Wild bird licensing

Posted by: James Diamond, Posted on: 22 February 2019 - Categories: Science and evidence, Wildlife

Natural England's Director of Operations, James Diamond provides an update on the latest wild bird licensing.

The facts about licences for wild birds

Posted by: James Diamond, Posted on: 12 December 2018 - Categories: Biodiversity, Wildlife

Following social media speculation about the licensed killing of wild birds in England, Natural England Director of Operations James Diamond gives some context to Natural England’s licensing work so that people can understand our decisions.