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As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
Your responsibilities as a public body when carrying out or approving works on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
The NCC's advice to government, research and publications on improving the natural environment.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery and find out how to report your actions.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Scientific opinions from the UK Nutrition and Health Claims Committee (UKNHCC) on the substantiation of scientific evidence underpinning nutrition and health claim applications.
This collection contains all of Natural England's corporate plans.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
How to apply for orders to set up a private shellfishery or manage a natural shellfishery: powers to restrict fishing rights and issue licences.
When you need an environmental permit, licence or to address planning considerations to mitigate nutrient pollution.
Information about the scheme to restore English peatlands and how to apply for funding.
Information to help food businesses comply with nutrition legislation.
Information about biodiversity offsetting in pilot areas.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
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