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What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
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.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
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.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
Guidance for local authorities on licensing and enforcement responsibilities for privately kept primates.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
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