Animal Plant Health Agency
When avian influenza is confirmed or suspected in poultry or other captive birds, disease control zones are put in place around the infected premises to prevent the spread of the disease. Within these zones a range of restrictions on the movement of poultry and material associated with their keeping can apply.
Check if you are in a zone on our interactive map.
Definitive requirements are set out in the published declarations for each disease control zone currently in force. For further information see our cases and disease control zones section.
For details of cases in:
- Scotland - see the Scottish Government website
- Wales - see the Welsh Government website
- Northern Ireland - see the DAERA-NI website
General or specific licences allow the movement of birds, products of animal origin or mammals from zones. This page lists the licences when available.
See the avian influenza guidance for information on how to spot avian influenza (bird flu), what to do if you suspect it, and measures to prevent it.
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Disease control zones in force
The government has confirmed 33 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in England since 1 October 2022. There have been 191 cases of HPAI H5N1 since the H5N1 outbreak started on 27 October 2021.
2022 to 2023
- fourth near Mundford, Breckland, Norfolk
- second near Kelvedon, Braintree, Essex
- eleventh near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- second near Witham, Braintree, Essex
- near Sleaford, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire
- near Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire
- tenth near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- ninth near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Dereham, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Watlington, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
- near Soham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire
- second near Holt, North Norfolk, Norfolk
- eighth near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- third near Mundford, Breckland, Norfolk
- second near Mundford, Breckland, Norfolk
- seventh near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Burscough, West Lancashire, Lancashire
- near Witham, Braintree, Essex
- third near Heybridge, Maldon, Essex
- second near Heybridge, Maldon, Essex
- third near Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk
- near Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire
- near Frome, Mendip, Somerset
- sixth near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Kelvedon, Braintree, Essex
- near Mundford, Breckland, Norfolk
- fifth near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Faringdon, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire
- second near Hadleigh, Babergh, Suffolk
- near Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
- fourth near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- third near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- second near Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk
2021 to 2022
- near Lowestoft, East Suffolk, Suffolk
- near Selby, Selby, North Yorkshire
- second premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Hadleigh, Babergh, Suffolk
- second premises near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre, Lancashire
- near Northwold, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
- near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire
- second premises near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk
- second premises near Dartington, South Hams, Devon
- near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk
- near Honington, West Suffolk, Suffolk
- near Clacton on Sea, Tendring, Essex
- near Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk
- second premises near Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire
- near Torpoint, South East Cornwall, Cornwall
- near Heybridge, Maldon, Essex
- second premises near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire
- near Holt, North Norfolk, Norfolk
- near South Molton, North Devon, Devon
- near Constantine, Camborne and Redruth, Cornwall
- near Paignton, Torbay, Devon
- near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire
- near Newlyn, St. Ives, Cornwall
Temporary control zones in force:
No temporary control zones in force.
Disease control zones no longer in force
2021 to 2022
- near Wymondham, South Norfolk, Norfolk
- third premises near Cullompton, Mid Devon, Devon
- second premises near Tiverton, Mid Devon
- second premises near Cullompton, Mid Devon, Devon
- near Cullompton, Mid Devon, Devon
- near Gayton, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
- near Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire
- near Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon
- near Dartington, South Hams, Devon
- near Tiverton, Mid Devon, Devon
- near Guestling Green, Rother, East Sussex
- near Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother, East Sussex
- second premises near Ludlow, Ludlow, Shropshire
- near Ludlow, Ludlow, Shropshire
- near Southwell, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire
- near Lowdham, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire