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How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
Offers to help farmers and land managers protect wildlife and preserve the natural environment.
Agreements for management grants and capital items to protect and enhance the natural environment.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Government launches competition for a new national forest to improve access to nature
Protected species, report a sighting
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Forest Research provides research services relevant to UK and international forestry interests, informing and supporting forestry’s contribution to government policies. It provides the evidence base for UK forestry practices and supports innovation. Forest Research is an executive agency, sponsored by...
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
Information on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for forestry projects in England. Guidance on whether you need to submit an EIA application form to the Forestry Commission.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
On 20 June 2023, the Environment Secretary delivered a speech at a Wildlife Trusts event on the importance of nature recovery and biodiversity.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
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