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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and wire) item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the feasibility study item.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
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.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.
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.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland management plan item.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the implementation plan item.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supply and plant tree item.
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