The department has put in place a 3km temporary control zone around the reserve, which among other measures limits the ...

A small number of captive birds have had a preliminary positive test for bird flu at a nature reserve outside Magherafelt, ...

Owners of captive birds in Magherafelt have been told to put them in lockdown – whether they’re pets at home or commercial ...

WWT Welney featured in an episode of BBC Countryfile that was aired on World Wetlands Day (February 2). Presenters Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith joined the team at WWT Welney to find out about the ...

The Lynn UK Power Networks team featured on BBC 1 show Countryfile last night, which featured them at Welney Wetlands ...

Analysis of World Organisation for Animal Health data has shown that there have been three cases of avian flu reported in ...

Migratory waterbirds are great examples – hundreds of thousands of wading birds throng to our coastal wetlands – estuaries, mudflats, lagoons and saltmarshes. Most arrive in late summer or autumn, and ...

The UK’s chief veterinary officer ordered a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) to cover the whole of England from ...

David Elston, from Boston in Lincolnshire, has cared for the bird for more than 40 years and is known as the "swan man" by locals. The 70 year old said he is "worried all the time" about their safety.

David Elston is known as "swan man" having cared for the birds for more than 40 years Motorists are being urged to drive carefully after more than 150 swans descended on a field that backs on to a ...

Avian influenza has struck one of the largest and most modern egg laying sites in the country, with more than a million birds now expected to be culled in ...