Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104335
Birds: Gun Sports
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the current period of prolonged frost and frozen ground on the ability of woodcock to feed; and whether she intends t
Answer
Dame Angela EagleManaged by JNCC, the Severe Weather Scheme is designed to help with the conservation of birds listed at Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, including woodcock, by reducing disturbance during periods of prolonged cold weather throug...
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