Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and
guidance for bird keepers and the public.
Contents:
Latest situation
Take action to prevent bird flu and stop
it spreading. Be vigilant for signs of disease and report
it to keep your birds safe.
New measures to prevent spread of bird flu – find out how
you are affected
Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) are
increasing in both kept poultry and wild birds across multiple
areas of Great Britain. To prevent further spread of disease, we
are extending the Avian Influenza Prevention
Zone (AIPZ) which is
already in place across East Riding of Yorkshire, City of
Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
The measures imposed in the AIPZ, which include mandatory
enhanced biosecurity and housing for kept birds, now includes
Shropshire, York and North Yorkshire.
The rest of England is now under an
additional AIPZ mandating
enhanced biosecurity but will not enforce mandatory housing.
A similar
zone will also apply in Scotland.
To find out which measures apply to you and your kept birds,
check the interactive
map and read the AIPZ declaration
schedule relevant to your area.
These measures will be in place until further notice. They will
be kept under regular review as part of the government's work to
monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza.
These measures apply to all bird keepers whether you have
pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in your garden
and are essential to protect your birds from avian influenza.
27 January 2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was
confirmed in commercial poultry at:
- a premises near Alford, East Lindsay, Lincolnshire (AIV
2025/08)
- a second premises near Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire,
Yorkshire (AIV 2025/09)
A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been
declared around each premises. All poultry on the premises will
be humanely culled.
Following successful completion of surveillance in the zones, the
10km surveillance zones around the following premises have been
revoked:
- near Watton, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2024/04)
- near Dereham, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2024/05)
- second premises near Watton, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV
2024/06)
- near Hingham, South Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2024/14)
26 January 2025
Following successful completion of disease control activities and
surveillance in the zone around a near Beverley, East Riding of
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV 2024/16), the 3km protection zone has
ended and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a
surveillance zone.
25 January 2025 – further update
Following successful completion of disease control activities and
surveillance in the zone around a third premises near Watton, Mid
Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2024/11), the 3km protection zone has ended
and the area that formed the protection zone becomes a
surveillance zone.
25 January 2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was
confirmed in a small backyard poultry flock at a second premises
near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/07). A 3km
protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been declared
around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely
culled.
Check if you're in a bird flu
disease zone on the map.
If you're in a bird flu disease control zone you
must follow the rules for that
zone and check if you need a licence to move poultry,
poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals.
Practising good biosecurity at all times protects the health and
welfare of your birds and for commercial keepers will help
protect your business from HPAI and other
diseases.
Find out what you can do to prevent
bird flu and stop it spreading and how to spot and report it in
poultry or other captive birds.
