ADVICE PLEASE

[CO CHISE 330]

just abit of info if anyone can help, im not much into trapping but ive just borrowed a Larsen trap with a maggie call bird from a game farm i use to work on to get rid of afew round my garden as theyve hammered 2 blackies nest plus a collard dove and also afew sparrow nests , ive managed to trap 9 so far since last monday, but my two faced neighbor who has lived next to me for last 12yr has started to moan about me catching them and has said she been on phone to who ever and said its illegal to catch them in your back garden ? well this is all new to me, i wouldnt mind but the moaning fat f****r knows what i get up to and i fill her freezer now and again with stuff i give her, she pissed me right off and ive told her to get f****d, abit of advice would be gratefull to whether she right or wrong about catching them in your own garden, thanks

[john b 38]

Trapping of magpie's to conserve wildlife is covered under General Licence WML-GL06, if you're in England and Wales. Scotland and NI have their own.

 

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/wml-gl06_tcm6-24151.pdf

 

The overview states -

 

"This licence permits landowners, occupiers and other authorised persons to carry out a range of

otherwise prohibited activities against the species of wild birds listed on the licence. This licence may

only be relied upon where the activities are carried out for the purposes specified, and users must

comply with licence terms and conditions. These conditions include the requirement that the user

must be satisfied that legal (including non-lethal) methods of resolving the problem are ineffective or

impracticable."

[CO CHISE 330]

Trapping of magpie's to conserve wildlife is covered under General Licence WML-GL06, if you're in England and Wales. Scotland and NI have their own.

 

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/wml-gl06_tcm6-24151.pdf

 

The overview states -

 

"This licence permits landowners, occupiers and other authorised persons to carry out a range of

otherwise prohibited activities against the species of wild birds listed on the licence. This licence may

only be relied upon where the activities are carried out for the purposes specified, and users must

comply with licence terms and conditions. These conditions include the requirement that the user

must be satisfied that legal (including non-lethal) methods of resolving the problem are ineffective or

impracticable."

thanks for replying, but for some reason i cant open the file, can i or cant i in my own back garden ?

[john b 38]

It's not as simple as that.

 

 

in order to use the license legally you need to comply with it. If you're challenged, which it sounds like you might be, you're going to save yourself a lot of grief by being able to point to a copy of the licence and explain that you know the legal framework within which you're using it.

 

I know of no reason why you can't use it in your own garden, provided that you own it. If it's rented it might be a different matter.

 

The file is a PDF File, you can download a free reader from here http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/

 

Just as a bit of background, I once emailed DEFRA as it was then and asked the same question, see the link:

 

previous post

 

 

[CO CHISE 330]

thanks its abit confusing, all im trying to stop is the vermin fuckers wiping the nesting song birds out and chasing away any other birds that come to feeders only to end up getting grief myself, well now now on the fat f****r next door will be loosing abit of weight cos her freezer will be alot more emptier from now on, thanks for the reply back, atb