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Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
Map showing the location of Natural England's offices and area teams.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland management plan item.
Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for scientific, research or educational purposes, including for commissioned surveys in relation to proposed developments…
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the feasibility study item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supply and plant tree item.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the implementation plan item.
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
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