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Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Understand the import rules for food products that contain multiple products of animal origin (POAO).
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects – and report actions taken under a licence.
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.
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.
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.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Monday 01 December 2025
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern.
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