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When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the earth banks and soil bunds item.
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
Register as an ecological consultant to disturb or capture common bats, or damage or destroy low conservation status roosts; find out how to register a site and if you need to pay.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cultivated areas for arable plants option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the small wildlife box item.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the small leaky woody dams item.
Agreement holders with the education access option should submit an declaration form for each visit to their site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of fen option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland creation - maintenance payments option.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for research, conservation or development projects.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the enhanced overwinter stubble option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rabbit fencing supplement.
Find out what visitors can and can't do on greens and how to maintain and de-register your land as an owner or local authority.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the difficult sites supplement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the large wildlife box item.
Licences for activities affecting otters, a protected species.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplement for use of individual tree-shelters item.
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