Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 29212
Birds of Prey: Forest of Dean
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Question
Matt Bishop
Labour — Forest of Dean
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of birds of prey in the Forest of Dean.
Answer
Mary CreaghWhile Defra has not implemented any protections specific to the Forest of Dean, all birds of prey are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is an offence to kill or injure or take any wild bird; take, damage or destroy the nest of any ...
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