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Beaver licences

Licences you need for actions that affect beavers and when you’ll need to use them.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
2 May 2023

Eurasian beavers are protected as a European protected species in England.

Email wildlifelicensing@naturalengland.org if you cannot find a licence that covers the action you need to take.

Manage beavers without a licence

You may need to manage beavers on your land. There are certain management activities you can carry out without a licence.

Possess and move dead beavers

Modify or remove a beaver dam, burrow or lodge

There are 3 beaver class licences to modify or remove beaver habitats:

  • CL52 – for farmers, landowners, fishery managers or foresters outside the beaver breeding season
  • CL51 – for land or water managers or those who work for a public body or authority
  • CL50 – for experts, specialists or those in a beaver management group

Updates to this page

Published 2 May 2023
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