Collection
Class licences for wildlife management
Register to use a class licence for activities that need specific skill or experience to avoid risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
If you plan to act under the authority of a class licence you:
- must be registered to use most class licences
- need to apply to be registered for each licence you use
- remain eligible to use the licence(s) for as long as you remain registered
- meet the recording and reporting requirement for each licence
You should use a general licence for activities that have a lower risk for conservation or the welfare of a protected species.
For further information see Wildlife licences: when you need to apply.
Amphibians
Birds
Invertebrates
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Bumblebees: licence for emergency release of non-native species for pollination and research
- Form
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Bumblebees: licence to release non-native species in commercial premises for research
- Form
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Little whirlpool ramshorn snails: licence for ditch maintenance
- Form
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White-clawed crayfish: licence to catch them to carry out maintenance
- Form
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White-clawed crayfish: survey or research licence
- Form
Mammals
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Badgers: licence for internal drainage boards to interfere with setts for drainage operations
- Form
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Badgers: licence for the Forestry Commission to interfere with setts for forestry operations
- Form
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Badgers: licence to interfere with setts
- Form
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Bats: licence to interfere with bat roosts (CL21)
- Form
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Bats: survey class licence for volunteer bat roost visitors (level 1)
- Form
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Bats: survey class licence for volunteer bat roost visitors (level 2)
- Form
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Bats: survey or research licence (level 1)
- Form
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Bats: survey or research licence (level 2)
- Form
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Bats: survey or research licence (level 3)
- Form
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Bats: survey or research licence (level 4)
- Form
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Edible dormice: licence to trap them
- Form
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Hazel dormice: survey or research licence (level 1)
- Form
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Hazel dormice: survey or research licence (level 2)
- Form
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Otters: licence to capture and transport those trapped in fisheries to prevent damage
- Form
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Water voles: licence to displace them for development projects
- Form
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Water voles: licence to displace them for work on flood defences, water courses or drainage systems
- Form
Other
Published 1 January 2015
Last updated 1 January 2016 + show all updates
Last updated 1 January 2016 + show all updates
- Page updated for new licences issued on 1 January 2016.
- First published.