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Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for research, conservation or development projects.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hard bases for livestock drinkers item.
Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts during development work and find out how to report your actions.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of successional areas and scrub option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the yard inspection pit item.
Licences for activities affecting great crested newts, a protected species.
Use this form to request Natural England's advice on planning applications and applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
Overview of management arrangements in Natural England, including names of senior staff.
Marine Conservation Zones protect our diverse species and habitats in the “blue belt” around the English Coast.
Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for research, conservation or development projects.
Find out about eligibility requirements for beaver protection infrastructure item
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the lenient grazing supplement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of traditional orchards option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting standard hedgerow tree item.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application or registration, and what form your referees need to complete.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sediment ponds and traps item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input option.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
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