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Statutory Guidance

Water voles: licence to displace them for work on flood defences, water courses or drainage systems (CL24)

Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.

Document details

Document type
Statutory Guidance
Date published
29 February 2016
Last updated
1 January 2024
Published by
Natural England

Regulatory topics

  • Water voles
  • Displacement of animals
  • Licences

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