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Skelwith Fold to Set up Wildlife Cameras
Cameras will be set up this winter in Skelwith Fold Caravan Park to monitor wildlife while the site is closed.

The Ambleside holiday location, which closed for the season in November, is home to red squirrels, badgers and red deer.

Park director Henry Wild, said that wildlife is encouraged by the site's winter feeding programme, which is based on eight dedicated feeding stations and provides nut, corn and grain.



Henry hopes that the park's motion-activated CCTV cameras will capture scenes of multiple species feeding together. Live footage will be transmitted to the reception building and recordings will be taken day and night.



He said: "It's an amazing spectacle to see a powerful stag alongside a group of diminutive red squirrels, and scores of birds of different types all in one spot. It's sometimes possible to glimpse our wildlife during the rest of the year, but the feeding programme shows just how rich and diverse our guest-list is during the winter!"

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.