Confined establishments approved to export captive-bred birds to the EU
Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move captive-bred birds to the EU or Northern Ireland.
Your premises must be approved as a confined establishment by the competent authority in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), Jersey and the Isle of Man if you’re exporting or moving captive-bred birds to the EU and Northern Ireland for:
exhibitions
education
conservation
research
Confined establishments are permanent premises, such as zoos or laboratories.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is the competent authority in Great Britain.
Published 9 December 2021
Last updated 420 March 2025
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4 March 2025
Updates to 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' HTML attachment.
19 February 2025
'Confined establishments in Great Britain' has been updated.
7 February 2025
'Confined establishments in Great Britain' has been updated.
27 January 2025
Approval dates updated for Exmoor Zoological Park and ZSEA Africa Alive.
19 December 2024
Updated the company name and approval date of Falcon Propagation Ltd (previously 'Suhail Company Ltd').
18 December 2024
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
5 December 2024
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
4 December 2024
The list of confined establishments in Great Britain has been updated.
12 November 2024
Updated the list of approved establishments in Great Britain.
10 October 2024
Updated the approval date for 2 approved confined establishments in Great Britain.
25 September 2024
Updated the approval date for 6 approved confined establishments in Great Britain.
12 September 2024
Updated the list of approved establishments in Great Britain.
9 August 2024
Updated 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' - updated one establishment approval date (year).
26 July 2024
Updated Confined establishments in Great Britain. Updated approval date for Heythrop Zoological Gardens Ltd T/A Amazing Animals. Added Paulton Park.
19 July 2024
Updated the approval date for two establishments in the 'Confined Establishments in Great Britain' attachment.
18 July 2024
Updated approval dates for Falconers Rest, Howletts Wild Animal Park and Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve.
17 July 2024
Updated approval date for Fife Zoo.
8 July 2024
Updated approval dates for Dudley Zoo and Maydale Falcons.
17 June 2024
Updated approval dates for Hummel Burn Lodge and Shepreth Wildlife Park.
14 June 2024
Updated the list of 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' to add Elder House.
7 June 2024
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
17 May 2024
Updated the 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' page to add Wild Discovery.
17 May 2024
Updated approval date for The Welsh Hawking Centre.
15 May 2024
Updated approval date for Twycross Zoo.
14 May 2024
Updated approval dates for Edinburgh Zoo and Camperdown Wildlife Centre.
9 May 2024
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
26 April 2024
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
22 April 2024
Changed approval dates for Amazon Zoo to 19 March 2024 and Safari Zoo (Cumbria Zoo Company Ltd) to 18 April 2024
16 April 2024
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
8 April 2024
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22 March 2024
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20 March 2024
Updated list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
11 March 2024
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27 February 2024
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8 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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26 January 2024
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18 January 2024
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3 January 2024
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18 December 2023
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18 December 2023
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8 December 2023
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1 December 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
24 November 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
21 November 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
31 October 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
28 September 2023
Updated with a new entry for 2B Orchard Park in Nottinghamshire, and new approval dates for some existing establishments.
24 August 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain. 'Wild Place Project' is now called 'Bristol Zoo Project'.
24 August 2023
Removed details for Drusillas Park and changed approval dates for Gerry Scott Plant and Drayton Manor Resort Ltd on list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
18 August 2023
Updated 3 approval dates on 'Confined establishments in Great Britain'.
7 August 2023
Updated list of confined establishments in Great Britain that are approved to export captive-bred birds to the EU.
21 July 2023
Updated list of confined establishments in Great Britain that are approved to export captive-bred birds to the EU.
19 July 2023
Updated list of confined establishments in Great Britain that are approved to export captive-bred birds to the EU.
18 July 2023
Updated the approval date for West Midland Safari Park on the confined establishments in Great Britain list.
7 July 2023
Updated the approval date for Longleat Safari Park on the confined establishments in Great Britain list.
23 June 2023
Updated approval dates for Longleat Animal Adventure, ZSH – Paradise Wildlife Park, The Welsh Hawking Centre and Woburn Safari Park in the list of confined establishments in Great Britain. Marked Wildwood Trust as suspended.
16 June 2023
Updated the approval date for Five Sisters Zoo on the confined establishments in Great Britain list.
9 June 2023
Updated the approval date for Blackpool Zoo. Removed the National Sea Life Centre from the list.
6 June 2023
Updated approval dates for Peak Wildlife Park and Jersey Zoo. Added Tropical World and Scottish Eagle Centre as new confined establishments.
24 May 2023
Updated lists of confined establishments in Great Britain and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
15 May 2023
Updated approval dates for All Things Wild, Chester Zoo, Safari Zoo, Newquay Zoo and Wildwood Trust in the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
5 May 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain:
1. Removed approval for Blair Drummond Safari Park.
2. Amended approval dates for Bristol Zoo Gardens, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Colchester Zoo, Marwell Zoo, Paradise Park and Wild Place Project.
3. Added Falcon Mews Ltd.
14 April 2023
Added Paradise Park and Marwell Zoo to the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
31 March 2023
We have updated the approval dates for Knowsley Safari Park and The Living Rainforest.
20 March 2023
We have updated the approval date for the Cotswold Wildlife Park.
14 March 2023
We have updated the Confined establishments in Great Britain list.
10 March 2023
Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain:
1. Removed 'Canada Farm', 'The Tropical Butterfly House', 'Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park', 'Wild Discovery', 'Reaseheath Mini Zoo', 'Zoological Education Centre' and 'Equibox'.
2. Updated the name of 'Falcon Propagation' to 'Suhail Company Limited'.
9 March 2023
Entry for Paignton Zoo changed from Suspended to Withdrawn.
3 March 2023
Updated the approval date for 'Pitsford Falcons' in the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
1 March 2023
Updated the approval date for 'Newquay Zoo' and added 'Falcon Propagation' and 'Kiwa Centre' to the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
24 February 2023
Added Elite Falconry to the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
31 January 2023
Updated list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
27 January 2023
Updated captive-bred birds confined establishments details for DC Watson and Sons, Jersey Zoo, ZSL London, ZSL Whipsnade, East Park Animal Education Centre, ZSEA Africa.
11 January 2023
Added National Centre for Birds of Prey to the list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
20 December 2022
Updated list of confined establishments in Great Britain.
9 December 2022
D C Watson & Sons LTD is suspended from 9 December 2022.
30 November 2022
We have made the following 3 amendments to the Captive birds list:
Blair Drummond Safari Park - name Changed from Scottish African Safari Park to Blair Drummond Safari Park and we have also placed a temporary suspension on this establishment,
Hamerton Zoological Park- approval date amended to 20 September 2022 and
Linton Zoo Conservation Park - has been removed from the list
17 November 2022
Updated the list of ‘Confined establishments in Great Britain’:
1. Approval date of All Things Wild updated to 20 October 2022.
2. Approval date of Cumbria Zoo Company updated to 11 October 2022.
3. Removed Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Birdworld and Manor Wildlife Park.
2 November 2022
Amended approval dates for Askham Bryan Wildlife Park and Heythrop Zoological Gardens Ltd; and corrected postcode for Animal Adventure - Longleat.
27 October 2022
Updated the approval date for The Stables to 10 October 2022. This is listed in 'Confined establishments in Great Britain'.
21 October 2022
Updated the list of ‘Confined establishments in Great Britain’:
1. Removed: Twin Lakes Park & Sea Life London Aquarium
2. Amended approval dates for: Weymouth Sea life Adventure Park, Ponderosa Zoo, Harewood Bird Centre, Longleat Safari Park, Longleat Animal Adventure
14 October 2022
Updated approval date for Chessington world of adventures on list 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' to 10 Oct 2022.
14 October 2022
Updated the approval date for West Midland Safari Park.
13 October 2022
Updated the approval dates for NAD Falcons and Welsh Mountain Zoo. Added new entry for Gerry Scott Plant.
5 October 2022
Made multiple changes to ‘Confined establishments in Great Britain’:
1. Changed name of ‘Gone Hawking’ (CB/E/21/00072) to ‘Falconers Rest’
2. Amended approval dates for ‘Chester Zoo’, ‘Dudley Zoo and Castle’, ‘Falconers Rest’, ‘Hummel Burn Lodge’ and 'ZSEA Banham Zoo'
3. Added new entry for ‘Lakeland Wildlife Oasis’
4. Amended entries for ‘Highland Wildlife Park’ and ‘Paignton Zoo’ to show they are currently suspended
5. Removed entry for ‘Feral Wild Animal Project’
20 September 2022
Updated the approval dates on the table for 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' for Edinburgh Zoo, Camperdown Country Park, Five Sisters Zoo and West Midlands Safari Park. Also added entry for Desert Falcons Ltd.
6 September 2022
Updated the approval date for Maydale Falcons to 11 August 2022. This appears under 'Confined establishments in Great Britain'.
18 August 2022
We have removed 2 entries from the list 'Confined establishments in Great Britain'. These are 'Elite Falconry' and 'H Knowles-Brown Ltd'.
4 August 2022
Updated approval dates for The Welsh Hawking Centre and Fife Zoo. Added Peak Wildlife Park to the GB list.
1 August 2022
Updated approval dates for Border Falcons, Five Sisters Zoo, and Edinburgh Zoo.
26 July 2022
Added Camperdown Wildlife Centre to list of approved establishment.
22 June 2022
We have added two additional entries for the list 'Confined establishments in Great Britain'. These are 'Maydale Falcons' (CB/S/22/00002) and 'Border Falcons' (CB/S/22/00003).
7 June 2022
Have added new listing in the approval list for 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' for captive birds -- CB/S/22/00001 | D C Watson & Sons LTD