Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)
Area-Based Cormorant Management
Licence – Application
PART C - SITE APPENDIX
Please complete a separate Appendix for each site you wish to be covered by the licence,
and the details of the person (specified site representative) who is proposed to become a
licensee who will be responsible for use of the licence at that site.
If you are an existing individual licence holder and wish to join an area based licence you
do not need to complete all sections of the form. You only complete sections 1, 5, 6 and 8,
but may complete others if you feel it is useful.
1. Specified site and representative details.
Name (in full)
Address
Postcode:
Site name/address or
location
Postcode:
OS Grid Reference
to
(Centre of site for stillwaters or complexes of stillwaters, beginning and end of section for rivers six figure format –eg ST123789 – Please do not supply grid references as OS Sheet numbers
and number, as otherwise you application is likely to be returned for this section to be
completed.)
Current or immediately
preceding licence
number (if held)
Convictions:
Does the proposed specified site representative have an unspent
conviction for any wildlife related or animal welfare offence? Select
If yes, please give further details in Section 7.
Contact details:
Has the site previously held
a licence to control
cormorants?
Landline:
Mobile:
Email:
If yes, please give previous licence number:
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Do you have landowner
permission to undertake
scaring and shooting on
site?
Select
Is the proposed site within
or adjacent to a protected
site?
Select
If yes, please state name of site and give details of any previous consultation with
Natural England (including name of person contacted).
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Natural England is obliged to take conservation factors into account
when considering your application. Designated sites include: National Nature Reserves (NNR), Sites of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Protection Areas (SPA), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Ramsar sites.
You will probably be aware if your site is near a protected site – however if you are unsure you can check via
www.magic.gov.uk
Is your site upon land
subject to environmental
stewardship scheme
payment?
Select
(This information will be available from the landowner. If yes, please provide
agreement number and holder name.)
Please note that the Licensing Team is required to consult with other relevant Natural England teams regarding
applications involving shooting on or adjacent to designated sites. This many affect how long it takes to process
your application and we may not be able to determine your application within our normal 30 day target. Where
this is the case, we will let you know and provide you with an estimated response date.
2. Fishery details.
a. Site description.
(i)
Please briefly describe the site, including whether it is a stillwater or river, the length / area and number
of waters, the fishery management (e.g. syndicate, day ticket sales).
Stillwater / size or area
River / length
Management type
Other
b. Type of fishery and fish stocked.
i.
Please give the precise details of the type of fishery:
E.g. coarse / put and take / fish farm / river / other
ii. Please give details of the size and variety of fish species present at the site and any information on
the status of the fish population.
3. Details of cormorants on the site
Give details of the numbers of birds using the site, how they are using it and when - time of day
and which months of the year. Please attach copies of any available site records of cormorants,
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but summarise information here – do not merely refer to additional sheets (please do not send
originals).
E.g. Six birds regularly present at the site between October and March. Highest numbers are seen in January and
February, with last year’s maximum of 27 recorded in January 2013. The birds tend to arrive to fish at dawn, with 2-3
birds regularly remaining throughout the day.
4. Nature of the problem on this specific site
a. Please indicate the type of damage being caused:
(The grey shaded boxes allow considerable text entry, please give details regarding the severity of the issue,
not merely yes/no.)
Loss of fish (indicating species and age classes affected):
Physical damage to fish:
Details:
Behavioural changes in fish as a result of predation:
Disease:
Other:
Details:
Details:
Details:
Please give details:
b. If available, please provide, or attach copies of, any records / details of stocking, catch
returns, match records, photographs of damaged fish, etc.
(The grey shaded boxes allow considerable text entry, please give details regarding the severity of the issue,
not merely yes/no.)
c. Please give brief details of the financial impact, and any other consequences of the damage.
(The grey shaded boxes allow considerable text entry, please give details regarding the severity of the issue,
not merely yes/no.)
Restocking costs:
Membership:
Ticket sales:
Match attendance:
Costs of proofing and deterrents:
Manpower:
Other:
d. Please give details of any other factors that adversely affect the fishery.
(The grey shaded boxes allow considerable text entry, please give details regarding the severity of the issue, not
merely yes/no.)
Mink:
Other predators:
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Flooding – summer/winter:
Low flows/water levels:
Water quality:
Oxygenation:
In channel barriers:
Spawning habitat damage/deterioration/loss:
Disease:
Other:
5. Use of non-lethal measures on this site
a. Please give details of the non-lethal anti-predation measures that have been and will
continue to be undertaken at this fishery, including the time of the day / frequency / period of
time used and the effect of each measure.
It will be mandatory to continue to use these measures under the licence.
Auditory scaring: bangers/rockets
, gas guns
, air horns
, starting pistol
Details of past and future use:
Visual scaring: Scarecrows/Effigies
, kites
, helium balloons
, bird scarer
, laser pen
other
Details of past and future use:
Physical barriers: wires/tapes
, netting
, other
Details of past and future use:
Habitat modification/disruption: removal of perching trees
, disturbance/removal of loafing areas
other
Details of past and future use:
Refuges: natural
, constructed
, reefs
, wire cages
, overhead cover on refuge
, linkages (to
each other/natural areas
, location (near natural cover)
, felled trees/brash bundles
other
Details of past and future use:
Stocking control: size of fish
buffer species
, timing
, trickle stocking
, location change
, sacrificial fish
,
other
Details of past and future use:
Aquatic habitat provision: marginal/emergent vegetation
, lily beds
, weed cover
other
Details of past and future use:
Human presence/disturbance:
With dogs?:
Details of past and future use:
Shooting to scare:
Details of past and future use:
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Frequency undertaken
other
, reed beds
b. If there are non-lethal measures that have not been implemented, or implemented and
discontinued, please give details.
6. Authority to shoot
Authorised persons
Up to six people (including the specified site representative) may normally be authorised to shoot at a site
covered by an area licence to kill/take cormorants. If you require more persons that this then please supply
details and state clearly that this is required.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the right to shoot on the site.
Please list below the names and contact telephone numbers of all persons other than the specified site
representative who are authorised to shoot at this site (maximum 6 if the specified site representative
themselves does not shoot and 5 if that person does intend to shoot). No-one under the age of 18 may be
authorised by the licensee without specific written permission from Natural England. The site licensee and
anyone acting under the licence are responsible for their actions and for complying with the licence conditions.
Any proposed changes to this list must be notified in writing to Natural England.
Name and address of
authorised person
Contact telephone number
Does the person have any
unspent convictions for wildlife
or animal welfare related
offences? If yes, please give
details below
7. Convictions
Please give details here of any unspent wildlife or animal welfare related convictions for the persons named above.
Alternatively the person themselves can supply details, in confidence, on a separate sheet. Please give date of
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conviction, nature of offence, relevant legislation and details of sentence.
8. Declarations
I declare that the above information is true, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and that by
signing this document I agree to become a licensee under an Area-Based Cormorant Management and
Licensing licence.
I also declare that I will read and follow the conditions of the licence and follow the agreed non-lethal
measures outlined above and in the overall Management Plan.
Please either insert electronic signature in the box below or check the boxes next to each declaration to
confirm your agreement.
Signed:
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Date: