Bird flu restrictions lifted near Norfolk town

Some birds in Norfolk had to be kept caged to manage the disease

Restrictions put in place to stop the spread of bird flu in Norfolk have been lifted.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in commercial poultry at five different premises near Attleborough in Norfolk between 22 January and 6 August.

A 3km (1.8 mile) protection zone and a 10km (6.2 mile) surveillance zone was set up after the last case was confirmed.

A spokesperson at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said all the birds were "humanely culled", and earlier, it said the protection zone and surveillance zone had been "revoked".

A protection zone requires farmers and owners to adhere to several rules, including that wild birds must be kept separate from rodents.

Anyone in a surveillance zone must keep a record of all poultry and poultry eggs that enter or leave a premises.

Wider restrictions were put in place across both Norfolk and Suffolk earlier this year, and farmers had to keep their birds caged.