Published: Wednesday, 7th February 2018
If you keep poultry or birds, you must follow the detailed requirements on strict biosecurity.
On 18 January 2018, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) introduced an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone. This means it's a legal requirement for all bird keepers living in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to follow strict biosecurity measures.
Defra currently state that there is a low risk of bird flu occurring in poultry in the UK, provided there's a good standard of biosecurity.
Whether you have commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock you must follow these measures which should help to safeguard the control and further spread of bird flu between wild and captive birds.