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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting standard parkland tree item.
Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and wire) item.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve (LNR).
Apply for a licence to kill, take, disturb or possess a protected species for survey, research or conservation work.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the first flush rainwater diverters and downpipe filters item.
Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts for agriculture, forestry and drainage purposes and to prevent damage and find out how to report your actions.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of successional areas and scrub option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the skylark plots option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the take small areas out of management option.
Register to use a class licence for activities that need specific skill or experience to avoid risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
Use signs at points where a public right of way is not clear.
Apply for a capital grant for a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the installation of piped culverts in ditches item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and rail) item.
Register for a licence to monitor setts or evict and exclude badgers from setts or to destroy them for development or prevent serious damage.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall supplement - stone from quarry item.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the early-harvested maize and cover crops option.
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