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Wildlife protection

From bats and badgers to water voles and weasels, our county is teeming with wonderful wildlife and we are committed to protecting this rural environment from criminal activity.

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  • Hare coursing

    12 April 2010

    Hare coursing is a blood sport and is a completely banned and illegal activity, yet it unfortunately remains common in Norfolk.

  • Protecting birds

    12 April 2010

    All wild birds, their eggs, nests and chicks, are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

  • Wildlife acts and legislation

    1 March 2010

    Information on the latest acts and legislation that protects our countryside.