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Confined establishments approved to export ungulates to the EU

Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move ungulates to the EU and Northern Ireland.

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Your premises must be approved as a confined establishment by the competent authority in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man if you’re exporting or moving ungulates to the EU and Northern Ireland for:

  • exhibitions
  • education
  • conservation
  • research

Confined establishments are permanent premises, such as zoos or laboratories.

Ungulates covered by these lists are all hooved animals except equines, including:

  • alpacas
  • antelopes
  • camels
  • cows
  • elephants
  • giraffes
  • goats
  • hippos
  • llamas
  • pigs
  • rhinos
  • sheep
  • tapirs
  • wild pigs

The Animal and Plant Health Agency is the competent authority in Great Britain.

Guidance on exporting or moving ungulates from confined establishments in Great Britain will be published at a later date.

Published 9 December 2021
Last updated 110 March 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain: 1. Removed 'Zoological Education Centre', 'Wild Discovery', 'The Tropical Butterfly House', 'Tropical World', 'Reaseheath Mini Zoo', 'Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park' and 'Equibox'. 2. Marked the approval for 'Blackpool Zoo', 'Classical MileEnd Alpacas', 'Drusillas Park', 'Jersey Zoo', 'Drayton Manor resort LTD', 'Hopwood Hall', 'Peak Wildlife Park', 'Wildwood Trust' and 'Paradise Wildlife Park' as expired.

  2. Paignton Zoo entry marked as Withdrawn.

  3. The suspension on Marwell Wildlife has been lifted. Approval date for Newquay Zoo updated to 16 Nov 2022.

  4. We suspended Marwell Wildlife on 23 February 2023

  5. Updated ungulates confinement establishments - ZSL Whipsnade, ZSL London, ZSEA Africa, Woburn Safari, Twycross. Removed Noah's Ark Zoo.

  6. Updated ungulates confinement establishments - ZSL Whipsnade, ZSL London, ZSEA Africa, Woburn Safari, Twycross. Removed Noah's Ark Zoo.

  7. Approval date for Marwell Wildlife updated to 21 Oct 2022.

  8. We have made the following 5 amendments to the Ungulate list Blair Drummond Safari Park approval date amended to 8 November 2022, Scottish African Safari Park was removed from the list as it was a duplicate approval, Hamerton Zoological Park approval date amended to 20 September, Ian Garland Falcons, Raptor Farm and Linton Zoo Conservation Park were removed from the list.

  9. Updated the approval dates in confined establishments in Great Britain: 1. All Things Wild, 20 Oct 2022 2: Cumbria Zoo Company, 11 Oct 2022 3. Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, 17 Aug 2022 3. Howletts Wild Animal Park, 17 Aug 2022

  10. Amended approval dates for Askham Bryan Wildlife Park and Heythrop Zoological Gardens Ltd; and corrected postcode for Animal Adventure - Longleat.

  11. Removed The Stables from 'Confined establishments in Great Britain'.

  12. Updated the list of ‘Confined establishments in Great Britain’: 1. Removed: Longleat Safari Park and Twin Lakes Park 2. Amended approval dates for: Ponderosa Zoo and Longleat Animal Adventure

  13. Updated approval date for Chessington world of adventures on list 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' to 10 Oct 2022.

  14. Updated the approval date for West Midland Safari Park.

  15. Updated the approval dates for Colchester Zoo, Highland Wildlife Park and Welsh Mountain Zoo.

  16. Updated the approval dates for Chester Zoo, Dudley Zoo and Castle, ZSEA Banham Zoo, Lakeland Wildlife Oasis and Cotswold Wildlife Park.

  17. Updated approval dates on table 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' for West Midlands Safari Park, Edinburgh Zoo and Five Sisters Zoo.

  18. We have added ZSEA Africa Alive Zoological Reserve to the Ungulate approval list and amended the approval dates for the Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Five Sisters Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Fife Zoo and Chester Zoo.

  19. Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain (new approval number for Flamingo Land Resort and new record for West Midland Safari Park).

  20. First published.