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Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Find out if your ivory item may qualify for the pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value exemption, how to apply and what to do if it is refused or revoked.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for research, conservation or development projects.
Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for research, conservation or development projects.
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.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
What to do if you think you've seen a wildlife crime.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
How to check if an ivory item you are buying or hiring has been correctly registered or certified, and how to register as a new owner.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
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