Who can legally harvest cockles in the Dee Estuary
Commercial harvesters
Commercial harvesters must have a licence to gather cockles.
Renewing your Dee Estuary cockle licence
Commercial harvesters will need to renew their licence each year.
We will contact each licence holder individually to invite you to renew.
Members of the public
Members of the public can take up to 5kg of cockles a day for personal consumption when the cockle beds are open.
Cockle beds are open:
- Between 1 July and 31 December
- Between Monday and Saturday only
- During daylight hours only
Contact us
For general queries, or to discuss endorsement, contact us.
Email us at enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk.
Write to us at Natural Resources Wales, Ty Cambria, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 OTP.
Call 0300 065 3000.
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