Statutory guidance

Shrews: licence to trap them (GL01)

Use this licence to take shrews to ring or mark them, or for scientific or educational purposes.

From:
Natural England
Published
9 October 2014
Last updated
1 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Licence to take shrews (GL01)

HTML

Shrew death report form (GL01 Annex)

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Details

This licence allows you to trap and mark shrews for scientific or educational purposes. You need to have experience and knowledge of trapping shrews to use this licence.

There’s no need to apply for this general licence but you must follow its conditions. You’ll find these in the licence document.

Use form GL01 Annex to report any shrew deaths while using this licence to Natural England. Send the completed form to wildlife.scicons@naturalengland.org.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 9 October 2014
Last updated 1 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. There is an update to this licence for 1 January 2024.

  2. Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2023.

  3. Annual licence update, valid from 1 January 2022.

  4. Annual licence update.

  5. Added accessible version of licence - HTML.

  6. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2020

  7. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2019

  8. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2018

  9. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2017

  10. Added form for reporting death of shrews in traps set under terms of General Licence GL01. Licence updated to include link to new form, in Condition 3c.

  11. Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2016.

  12. Added updated general licence. New version valid between 1 January and 31 December 2015.

  13. First published.

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