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Hazel dormice: survey or research licence (level 1)
- From:
- Natural England
- Part of:
- Dormice licences and Class licences for wildlife management
- Published:
- 1 January 2015
- Last updated:
- 1 January 2017, see all updates
- Applies to:
- England
Get a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice when doing surveys, research or conservation work (licence CL10a).
Documents
Hazel dormice: survey or research class licence (CL10a)
PDF, 238KB, 6 pages
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Details
This licence allows you to survey hazel dormice by hand, including handling them in:
- nests
- nest tubes
- nest boxes
You must release the dormice where they were captured as soon as you’ve examined them.
You need a level 2 licence to mark dormice by clipping their fur.
You need a separate personal licence to do anything not covered by this licence, like trapping or translocating dormice.
Register with Natural England
This is a class licence - you don’t need to apply for it but you must register with Natural England using the survey or research licence for protected species form (A29) first.
You don’t need to send in this form if you have a personal survey licence for hazel dormice.
References
You usually need to complete a reference to support a survey or research licence form when you register for this licence if:
- you haven’t held a licence for the species or a similar species for the last 3 years
- you want to use methods for which you haven’t previously been licensed
Report action taken
Natural England will contact you in January or February each year with details of how to report your actions and remain registered.
Document information
Published: 1 January 2015
Updated: 1 January 2017
- Annual licence update 2017.
- Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2016.
- First published.