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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.
What you must do to avoid harming bats 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.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects – and report actions taken under a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
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How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock troughs item.
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