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What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
How to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency or challenge them if they fail to act in line with the Regulators’ Code.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Find out how to express the mass of a fluorinated greenhouse gas (F gas) in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent to comply with regulations on F gases.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
Draft versions of the upcoming regulatory technical requirements established to help heat network operators demonstrate compliance.
When and how to complete your annual sheep and goat inventory and how to submit it.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
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 the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
How local authorities can issue permits to businesses that produce pollution and regulate those business premises.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
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