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What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the implementation plan item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock and machinery hardcore tracks item.
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).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the feasibility study item.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
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 supply and plant tree item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.
When you can get permission or a licence to trap crayfish in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
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.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds by various means to preserve public health or safety.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.
Recreational organisations like caravan clubs or the Scouts can apply for an exemption to camp without a licence or planning permission.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
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