Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 17 October 2025.
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat, Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to monitor the population of Cirl Buntings in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
There is currently no active monitoring carried out by, or funded by, Defra. However, current agri-environment schemes provide funding for farmers to provide suitable habitat to support Cirl Bunting.
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