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Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Get a general licence to take mallard duck eggs for incubation and rearing in captivity as long as you release them later in the year.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
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