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Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts during development work and find out how to report your actions.
Complete this form if you’ve been invited to apply for woodland management actions under Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.
Submit samples for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by APHA.
Templates for creating a biodiversity gain plan for a phased development, to send to your local planning authority.
Get a licence to catch certain birds trapped on food premises.
Details and forms for transferring fixed quota allocation units and getting a new holding statement.
Form to apply for a licence or certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals.
Use the CRAY2 form to apply for a licence to keep non-native crayfish in England and Wales
Request a correction to data incorrectly entered into Sam, APHA's online system for submitting tuberculosis (TB) test results.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
Submit samples from cattle for diagnostic testing or a post-mortem examination by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
The conditions you must meet to apply for and use Approved Importer status to commercially import dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine.
Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts for agriculture, forestry and drainage purposes and to prevent damage and find out how to report your actions.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Use this form to request Natural England's advice on planning applications and applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Apply for a licence to release non-native (alien) and schedule 9 species, or capture, possess or transport native Eurasian beavers and release them into secure enclosures. Includes how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
You or your appointed import agent must complete a notice of landing form so you can arrange an inspection of your imported timber, if necessary.
How to get a county parish holding (CPH) number to move racing pigeons from England and Wales to the EU or Northern Ireland for racing back to Great Britain.
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