Bird flu: near Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2025/85)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk on 4 November 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 4 November 2025
• Last updated: 23 December 2025
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  1. 23 December 2025

     Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around the premises, the surveillance zone has been revoked.

  2. 13 December 2025

     Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV2025/85), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

  3. 4 November 2025

     First published.

• 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• Disease control zone restrictions: No longer in force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: 4 November 2025
• Case closed date: 23 December 2025

Case information

23 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2025/85), the surveillance zone has been revoked.

13 December 2025

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk (AIV 2025/85), the protection zone has ended and the area that formed it becomes part of the surveillance zone.

4 November 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk.

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 revocation of the avian influenza surveillance zone (PDF)

This revokes and replaces the:

Declaration of the ending of a protection zone (PDF)

Declaration of a 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 2025/85