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Boats and waterways

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• Apply for a River Thames accommodation licence
• Check if you need permission to do work on a river, flood defence or sea defence
• Check river conditions and closures
• Owning a boat
• Register a boat

Detailed guidance

• Boating

Environment and countryside

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• Boats and waterways

  Boat registration, boat safety and river levels

• Coasts

  Coastal erosion, flood defences, bathing water quality

• Countryside

  Countryside Code, access to the countryside, landscape

• Fishing and hunting

  Fishing rod licences, permission and byelaws, lawful hunting

• Flooding and extreme weather

  Flood warnings and getting help

• Recycling and waste management

  Business and commercial waste, environmental permits, report an incident

• Treasure and wrecks

  Report wreck material and treasure finds

• Wildlife and biodiversity

  Protected species, report a sighting

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