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Statutory guidance

Hen harriers: licence for diversionary feeding (CL25)

Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.

From:
Natural England
Published
23 March 2022
Last updated
1 January 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Registration form (CL25a)

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Registration form (CL25b): nest location form

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Licence for the diversionary feeding of hen harriers (CL25)

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Report action taken under this licence

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Details

This licence allows landowners and their representatives to establish and maintain feeding stations near to hen harrier nests, for the purpose of reducing red grouse predation. You can only use this licence in the following counties:

  • Cumbria
  • Derbyshire
  • County Durham
  • Lancashire
  • Northumberland
  • North Yorkshire
  • South Yorkshire
  • West Yorkshire

Register to use this licence

You must register with Natural England before you can use this licence. Send your completed registration form (CL25a) by email or post to:

Wildlife licensing
(Science, education and conservation)

Natural England
Horizon House

Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH

Email:

Email wildlife.scicons@naturalengland.org.uk

Telephone:

Telephone 0200300 8026060 10893900

Natural England will normally re-issue this licence on 1 January each year. You must register each year to use it.

How to report your actions

You must report your actions taken using this licence each year, even if you’ve taken no action. This must be done by 30 September each year.

Updates to this page

Published 23 March 2022

Last updated 1 January 20252026 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates

    3. Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2025. Reworded several sections to make the information clearer, including the section on 'Recording and reporting requirements'. Updated licence condition 8 and the 'Avian influenza' information and advice note.

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Update history

2026-01-01 00:01
Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026.

2025-01-01 00:01
Updated this licence to cover the period 1 January to 31 December 2025. Reworded several sections to make the information clearer, including the section on ‘Recording and reporting requirements’.Updated licence condition 8 and the ‘Avian influenza’ information and advice note.

2024-01-01 00:01
There is an update to this licence for 1 January 2024.

2023-01-19 14:47
Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2023.

2022-04-25 11:54
Added the annual reporting form for the CL25 licence.

2022-03-23 14:45
First published.