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From:
Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
First published:
6 October 2014
Last updated:
Part of:
1 January 2016, see all updates
Great crested newt licences , Class licences for wildlife management , Wildlife and habitat conservation and Environmental management
Applies to:
England
Get a licence to take, disturb or possess great crested newts when doing surveys, research or conservation work (licence CL09).

Great-crested newts: survey or research licence (level 2)
(CL09)
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Pitfall traps: notify Natural England before use (A29-1)
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This licence allows you to survey great crested newts using:
 pitfall traps – you must notify Natural England before using these traps (not covered by
 level 1 licences) hand



 nets torches aquatic funnel traps (including bottle traps)
This licence does not cover box traps.
All great crested newts must be set free where they’re captured as soon as you’ve finished examining them.
You need a separate personal licence to do anything not covered by this licence.
Using pitfall traps
When using pitfall traps you should:
 notify Natural England at least 5 working days before installing fences and traps using the ‘Pitfall traps: notify Natural England before use’ form (A29-1), available on this page
 only use a maximum of 20 metre fence line and 15 pitfall traps per site
 avoid obstructing or significantly disrupting natural migration patterns

 not use pitfall traps over the winter
 not ring-fence ponds not leave fences in place for more than 20 days
 check pitfall traps at least once a day between 6am and 11am
 make sure fence and trap designs comply with guidelines
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 form A29 first.
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 have a licence but want to add new methods
Report action taken
You must return a report action taken under a great crested newt survey or research licence form
(LR-CL0809) no later than 31 October each year, even if you’ve taken no action.
This form is also used to renew your registration.
Published:
6 October 2014
Updated:
1 January 2016

+ full page history
1 January 2016 12:00am
Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2016.
1 January 2015 12:00am
Added updated class licence. New version valid from 1 January to 31 December 2015.
6 October 2014 5:41pm
First published.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Great crested newt licences
Class licences for wildlife management
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