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Did you mean nature's own pest control
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Find out about the SFI actions for integrated pest management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve (LNR).
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
Find out more about the reserves, where they are, who manages them and what special features or opportunities they offer.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
Find information on woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, useful guidance, and the regulations you’ll need to follow.
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