Biodiversity and ecosystems

Services

Environmental permit: pre-application advice form including nature and heritage conservation screening
Use this form to get help from the Environment Agency to complete your environmental permit application and if you need a heritage and nature conservation screen.
Application to use herbicides in or near water
Use this form if you plan to use herbicides to control weeds in water or on the banks next to a waterbody or watercourse.
Zoo inspections
Zoos or zoo inspectors should use these forms when carrying out inspections.
Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: forms, templates and guidance
Forms, templates and guidance for projects funded by the Challenge Fund, including annual report templates.
Claim a facilitation fund grant and record progress: Countryside Stewardship
Use this form to claim a payment and record progress under a facilitation fund agreement.

Darwin Initiative: applying for main project funding
Detailed guide
14 June 2018
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for International Development
Wild birds: protection and licences
Detailed guide
29 March 2015
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
Landscape and seascape character assessments
Detailed guide
2 October 2014
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
Darwin Plus: environment funding for the UK Overseas Territories
- Detailed guide
- 10 July 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Heather and grass burning: rules and applying for a licence
- Detailed guide
- 13 October 2014
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England

14 September 2018

World news story

Asian hornet identified in Cornwall
- 4 September 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
- News story
Strong public backing bolsters fight against blight of plastic waste
- 18 August 2018
- HM Treasury
- News story
Native crayfish make a comeback in Lincolnshire
- 14 August 2018
- Environment Agency
- Press release
Anglers urged to take care when fishing during hot conditions
- 9 August 2018
- Environment Agency
- Press release

Protecting biota from cooling water intakes at nuclear power stations
- 6 August 2018
- Environment Agency
- Research
UK farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR): breed inventory results
- 20 July 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Official statistics
ENV09 - England biodiversity indicators
- 19 July 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Statistical data set
UK Biodiversity indicators
- 19 July 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- National statistics
England biodiversity indicators
- 19 July 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- National statistics

National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report 5 September 2018
Environment Agency

Open consultation

Closing date 09 October 2018
Great crested newt pilot scheme in Woking: outcome 19 July 2018
Natural England

Consultation outcome

Date closed 10 February 2016
Banning UK sales of ivory 3 April 2018
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Consultation outcome

Date closed 29 December 2017
Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: List of projects
- 4 September 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Policy paper
Catchment Partnership Fund: projects funded
- 16 March 2018
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
- Policy paper

Cumbria BogLIFE project
- 14 August 2018
- Natural England
- Corporate report
Environment Agency annual fisheries reports
- 19 January 2018
- Environment Agency
- Corporate report
Marches Mosses BogLIFE project
- 12 December 2017
- Natural England
- Corporate report
Results-Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme (RBAPS) pilot study in England
- 27 June 2017
- Natural England
- Corporate report
Humberhead Peatlands restoration LIFE+ project
- 15 September 2016
- Natural England
- Corporate report

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