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How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
How to report dead wild birds.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Applications for a certificate of exemption have now closed.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
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