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Wild birds: apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry (A41 and LR41)

Apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry and find out how to report your actions.

• From: Natural England
• Published: 28 February 2014
• Last updated: 25 February 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Application for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry (A41)

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Report your actions (LR41)

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Details

You must apply for this licence if you intend to kill quarry species of wild birds listed in table 7b on application form A41 for falconry purposes.

Send your completed application form A41 to Natural England using the details on the form.

Licences are free. Natural England will decide whether to issue a licence within 30 working days of receiving your application.

How to report your actions

You must report any actions you took using this licence on the report form LR41. You must report no later than 2 weeks after your licence expires, even if you’ve taken no action. Send your completed form by post or email to Natural England using the details on the form.

You can also use the report form to renew your licence.

Published 28 February 2014
Last updated 25 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2022

   We've updated the application and report action forms.

2. 9 March 2021

   Corrected the list of birds you can kill for falconry under this licence.

3. 14 April 2015

   Updated version of application form and return form added.

4. 28 February 2014

   First published.