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Bird flu found in West Cumbrian ‘backyard flock’

by Cumbria Crack
13/11/2025
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Bird flu has been confirmed in West Cumbria.

The Animal and Health Protection Agency said avian influenza had been detected in the flock of captive birds near Gosforth.

All birds will be culled.

A 3km Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone has been declared around the premises.

In a 3km Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone, all poultry and other captive birds must be kept indoors in secure housing or otherwise kept separate from wild birds and a record of all poultry, captive birds, and eggs that move in or out of the zone must be kept.

Earlier this month, a mandatory housing order for all poultry was rolled out across England.

It followed a rise in cases of bird flu in kept and wild birds. The new measures mean bird keepers across the whole of England must house all poultry and captive birds if they keep more than 50 or if they sell or give eggs away. 

A GB wide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone is also in place and requires all keepers whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock to undertake enhanced biosecurity measures to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease.

Bird flu has also been detected at a premises near Silloth and two premises in the Penrith area last month.

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