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Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Use the RLE1 form if you need to register land or change your maps on the Rural Payments service by post.
Check if you need to get permission from the Environment Agency to do work on or next to a river, watercourse, flood defence or sea defence
Owners and occupiers should use this form to give notice of a planned activity on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) that needs Natural England’s permission.
Use this guidance and forms to apply for funding to create woodland under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).
Application form to register a powered boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
Use this form to tell the Forestry Commission that you give an agent or representative authority to submit an application or manage an agreement on your behalf.
Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
Use the form to apply for a capital grants plan or study.
Use this guidance and forms to apply for funding to support the production of a UK Forestry Standard compliant woodland creation plan.
A form to notify of change of ownership, update contact details or request a refund for boats registered on Environment Agency waterways.
Use this 2-page form to generate a standard map for inclusion in grant, funding and felling licence applications.
Rural Development Programme for England - funding and current schemes.
Use this form and guidance to apply for a capital grant for an Implementation Plan (PA1) or Feasibility Study (PA2).
Complete the relevant expression of interest (EOI) form if you want to take part in the Forestry Commission’s tree health pilot scheme.
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