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Ecologists can use European protected species (EPS) policies on development sites to benefit EPS by changing survey, mitigation or compensation methods.
Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for research, conservation or development projects.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates 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.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
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