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What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
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.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
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.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
Posters for land managers and local authorities to warn the public there's a risk of bird flu in the area.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
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.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
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