Bird flu discovery leads to 10,000 birds culled

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

More than 10,000 birds are to be culled at a site after bird flu was confirmed.

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

It said all 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.

Bird flu was also discovered at a site near Wetheral in Cumbria in September.