Bluetongue: extended restricted zone and infected area (BTD 2024/92, BTD 2024/112 and BTD 2024/138)
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-30)

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 was confirmed on 26 August 2024.

30 June 2025

In accordance with the bluetongue disease control framework, the restricted zone will be further extended on 1 July 2025 to include all of England.

Select “show all updates” to see the history for this case (https://www.gov.uk/animal-disease-cases-england/bluetongue-near-haddiscoe-south-norfolk-norfolk-btd-2024-slash-92-tcz?cachebust=xx-xxxx-xxxx#full-publication-update-history).

Declarations

Details of the restrictions can be found in the declaration:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone and infected area 1 July 2025 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6862b20fb466cce1bb121a56/Extended_RZ_declaration_whole_England_20250630_Final.pdf)

This revokes and replaces the declaration dated 18 May 2025 from 00.01 on 1 July 2025:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone and an infected area on 18 May 2025 (PDF) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682a1637256994af4172ab6c/Extended_RZ_declaration_adding_part_North_Yorkshire_Lancashire_20250518.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 14 February 2025 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67af9f0da1d2c59f9ba29bdc/Extended_RZ_declaration_adding_part_Dorset_Wiltshire_East_Devon_Somerset_20250214.pdf)

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 15 December 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675edae0239b9237f091539b/Extended_RZ_declaration_adding_part_Dorset-Wiltshire-Hampshire-Oxfordshire-North_Yorkshire_20241215.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 7 December 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675493ec20bcf083762a6d4d/Extended_RZ_declaration_adding_part_Cherwell_district_and_Oxford_district_in_Oxfordshire_20241206.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 16 November 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6738ff8172f19089dfdade5f/Extended_RZ_declaration_adding_part_Hampshire_and_part_Wiltshire_20241116.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 8 November 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672e61f20207c4664564cf0a/Extended_RZ_declaration_adding_Berkshire_part_N.Yorks_part_IoW_20241108.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 1 November 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/672513869d0d4a27787c705f/Extended-RZ-declaration-20241101.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 25 October 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671bd9d6956d9b52e8c6d2cb/Extended_RZ_declaration_East_Yorkshire__Lincs_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_Kent_E.Sussex_W.Sussex_Surrey_Herts_Beds_Gt_London_part_Hants_Notts_pt_Leics__Bucks_part_Berks.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 10 October 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67080442366f494ab2e7b6f3/Extended_RZ_declaration_East_Yorkshire__Lincs_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_Kent_E.Sussex_W.Sussex_Surrey_Herts_Beds_Gt_London_part_Hants_Notts_pt_Leics_part_Northants_Bu.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 4 October 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67002152c71e42688b65f1b2/Extended_RZ_declaration_East_Yorkshire__Lincs_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_Kent_E.Sussex_W.Sussex_Surrey_Herts_Beds_Gt_London_part_Hants_Notts_pt_Leics_part_Northants_20.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 30 September 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66faf78ba31f45a9c765eeec/Extended_RZ_declaration_30_Sep.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of an extended bluetongue restricted zone on 21 September 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ef27cc77bd7eeddab053ed/Extended_RZ_declaration_East_Yorkshire__Lincs_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_Kent_E.Sussex_W.Sussex_Surrey_Herts_Beds_Gt_London_20240921.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a bluetongue restricted zone in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, East Sussex and part of Greater London (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e99aa67f20ecc7ec3aa305/Declaration_of_a_bluetongue_restricted_zone_in_Norfolk__Suffolk__Essex__Kent__East_Sussex_and_part_of_Greater_London.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a bluetongue restricted zone in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, part of Greater London and part of Kent (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e49ec5bfc2fdc9641317cb/Declaration_of_a_bluetongue_restricted_zone_in_Norfolk__Suffolk__Essex__part_of_Greater_London_and_part_of_Kent.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a bluetongue restricted zone and an infected area In Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e205e0951c1776394a005e/Amended-RZ-declaration-Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_20240911.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Amended declaration of a bluetongue restricted zone and an infected area In Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e0488dbee923ae21daef28/RZ_declaration_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_Amended_20240910.pdf)

This amends:

Declaration of an amended bluetongue Restricted Zone and Infected Area in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66db5ad9293afcbf8a811201/RZ_declaration_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_Amended_20240906.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a bluetongue Restricted Zone and Infected Area in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d5f006c63bb34da0709eee/RZ_declaration_Norfolk_Suffolk_Essex_20240902.pdf)

This amends:

Declaration of a bluetongue Restricted Zone and Infected Area in Norfolk and Suffolk (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d22199bdecebe01a1833fe/RZ-declaration-Norfolk-Suffolk_20240830.pdf).

This revokes the:

Declaration of a bluetongue temporary control zone near Norwich, Norfolk and Lowestoft, East Suffolk (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66cf77bf68c68ce5dc8b228d/TCZ_declaration_BTV-3_BTD2024_92-95_Norwich_Norfolk_anf_Lowestoft_East_Suffolk_20240828.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Amended bluetongue temporary control zone declaration near Haddiscoe South Norfolk (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66cf49a85f85c44e918b2268/TCZ_amended_declaration_near_Haddiscoe_South_Norfolk.pdf)

This revokes and replaces:

Declaration of a bluetongue temporary control zone near Haddiscoe South Norfolk (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66cc789c0671fa213911b2ee/TCZ_declaration_near_Haddiscoe_South_Norfolk_BTR2024_111_BTD2024_92_case_1_20240826.pdf)

Further information

Check the bluetongue disease control zone map (https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=514ec88edec74575958d860f0196d2ea).

Check if you need to apply for a specific licence to move animals in, out or within in a bluetongue disease control zone (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bluetongue-apply-for-a-specific-movement-licence).

Case number: BTD 2024/92, BTD 2024/112 and BTD 2024/138