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How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application or registration, and what form your referees need to complete.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Ecologists can use European protected species (EPS) policies on development sites to benefit EPS by changing survey, mitigation or compensation methods.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
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.
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.
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 the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
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