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How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep netting item.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the fencing item.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
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