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What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the making space for water option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter cover crops option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the earth bank restoration item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock exclusion supplement - scrub and successional areas supplement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of wood pasture and parkland option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the veteran tree surgery option.
Follow the code and guidance if you’re considering a species reintroduction or other conservation translocation. Use the forms to record your project and apply for a conservation translocation licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplement for restorative pruning of fruit trees supplement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree removal item.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow work that could disturb them or damage their burrows and report your actions.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rhododendron control item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the historic and archaeological feature protection item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the implementation plan item.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of scrapes and gutters item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplementary winter feeding for farmland birds option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of wet grassland for breeding waders option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wild bird seed mixture option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow supplement - top binding and staking item.
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