Poultry to be culled after bird flu discovered

A case of bird flu has been identified in Wetheral (stock picture)

A cull is to be carried out at a site after bird flu was confirmed.

Cases of avian influenza were found at a commercial poultry site near Wetheral in Cumbria, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

It said poultry at the site would be humanely culled.

A two-mile (3km) protection zone, which means all poultry and captive birds in the area must be housed, has also been put in place.

A six-mile (10km) surveillance zone has also been put in force.

This means a record must be kept of all poultry and eggs which leave or enter premises within the zone.

The only other protection and surveillance zone in England at this time is in Devon, according to Defra.