Advice - Useful Contacts
UK wide LEGISLATION
Should you find that you require advice on any aspect of licensing, your first port of call should be :-
APHA (Animal & Plant Health Agency) - they are the CITES licensing authority
APHA. UK CITES Management Authority. Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AH
Website: LINK or
Telephone 0117 372 3700
e-mail: wildlife.licensing@apha.gov.uk
DOMESTIC LEGISLATION - Non CITES issues
ENGLAND - Domestic legislation (Wildlife/Countryside Act 1981 etc)
Contact Natural England:-
Wildlife Licensing Service. Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AH
Tel: 020802 61089
e-mail:
- General queries and wildlife management licensing: wildlife@naturalengland.org.uk
- European protected species mitigation licensing: EPS.mitigation@naturalengland.org.uk
- Science and conservation licensing: wildlife.scicons@naturalengland.org.uk
SCOTLAND - Domestic legislation (Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011)
Contact SNH (Scottish Natural Heritage) - although APHA still cover CITES Issues:-
Tel:01463 725 364
e-mail: licensing@snh.gov.uk
WALES - Domestic legislation (Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981) - although APHA still cover CITES issues.
Natural Resources Wales
Species Protection Team,
Natural Resources Wales,
Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd,
Bangor, LL57 2DW
Wales
Tel: 03000653000
Email: specieslicensing@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.ukNatural Resources Wales - licensing page
https://naturalresources.wales/apply-for-a-permit/protected-species-licensing/european-protected-species-licensing/?lang=en
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