Statutory guidance

Trapping wild birds: standard licence conditions (GL33)

The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.

From:
Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
26 April 2019
Last updated
1 January 20242025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Trapping wild birds: standard licence conditions (GL33)

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This document sets out the standard licence conditions and advice that apply to certain licences to trap wild birds and use decoys.

Your licence will state if these standard licence conditions apply.

Updates to this page

Published 26 April 2019
Last updated 1 January 2024 2025 + show all updates

  1. Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2025. Updated the 'Avian Influenza' information and advice note.

  2. There is an update to this licence for 1 January 2024.

  4. Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2023.

  6. Renewed for 1 January 2022.

  8. Removed GL33 PDF format that expired on 31 December 2020.

  10. We added pigeon traps to the list of permitted trap designs.

  12. Added updated standard licence conditions for trapping wild birds. You must follow the updated conditions from 1 January 2021.

  14. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2020

  16. First published.

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