Bird flu: near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/80)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire on 1 November 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 1 November 2025
• Last updated: 28 December 2025 — See all updates

• Disease Type: Bird flu (avian influenza)
• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force
• Disease control zone type: None
• Virus strain: H5N1
• Case opened date: 1 November 2025
• Case closed date: 28 December 2025

Case information

28 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/80) the surveillance zone has been revoked.

4 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire (AIV2025/80) the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

1 November 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/80) on 1 November 2025.

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared around the premises. All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Download the declaration of the revocation of a surveillance zone (PDF)

This revokes the declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF).

This revokes and replaces the declaration of an avian influenza protection zone and surveillance zone (PDF).

Further information

Check:

• the updated bird flu disease control zone map
• if you need a licence to move poultry, poultry by-products, eggs, material or mammals

Case number: AIV 2025/80

Published 1 November 2025

Last updated 28 December 2025 + show all updates

1. 28 December 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire (AIV 2025/80) the surveillance zone has been revoked.

2. 4 December 2025

   Following successful completion of disease control activities in the zone near Donington, South Holland, Lincolnshire (AIV2025/80) the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

3. 1 November 2025

   First published.