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How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of hedgerows option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the native breeds at risk supplement.
Apply for a licence to do development or other work that may affect great crested newts and find out how much you may need to pay.
We're the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock troughs item.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
Guidance will create nature-rich towns and cities, helping millions realise the benefits of accessing nature
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer control and management item.
Targets to protect our environment, clean up our air and rivers and boost nature have been published.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management (first 100 sq m) item.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Map showing the location of Natural England's offices and area teams.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the 4m to 6m buffer strip on cultivated land option.
Licences for activities affecting birds.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer fencing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the Squirrel control and management item.
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