The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the primary legislation which protects animals, plants, and certain habitats in the UK.
All birds, their nests and eggs are protected by law and it is thus an offence to:
Please note that due to devolution there are some significant differences in the law between the countries of Wales, England and Scotland.
Hawksdrift can control certain species for specific reasons under licence, all of our methods comply with legislation.
Where species or circumstances arise that are not covered under general licence we can apply for site specific licensing for our client from the government bodies Natural Resources Wales and Natural England.
For further information and all specialist queries it is advisable to contact us directly.
SAFEContractor Accreditation for health and safety compliance.We are audited & approved on our Health and Safety documentation and practices.
The IPAF training programme for platform operators was developed by leading industry professionals. It is certified by TÜV as conforming to the international standard ISO 18878 Mobile elevating work platforms. All of our team fully IPAF qualified to work on with powered platforms.
It is a legal requirement that all who may come across asbestos in their day to day work have been provided with asbestos awareness training. UKATA provide a broad range of asbestos training from general training to specific training for individual tasks related to asbestos. All of our team are fully trained for asbestos awareness.
IRATA International’s rope access system is a safe method of working at height where ropes and associated equipment are used to gain access to and from the workplace, and to be supported there. Our team are fully IRATA qualified, allowing them to install bird control solutions in a range of hard to reach areas.
All of our team are fully qualified with the LANTRA advanced falconry qualification and have a large amount of experience with handling and dealing with birds of prey.
For dealing with elevated locations, our team are fully PASMA qualified. Founded in 1974,PASMA is the recognised focus and authority for mobile access towers. Advancing safety, standards and best practice across a wide range of sectors and represents the interests of its members across the world.
Hawksdrift Falconry - Devon. The creation of a base for breeding and training of hawks for the purpose of providing natural pest control solutions in the South West.
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Our registered office is 1 Horsingtons Yard, Lion Street, Abergavenny, Wales, NP7 5PN.
We are registered at Companies House under company number 07666528.
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