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(Accredited Official Statistics) Data from The Adults’ People and Nature Survey covering the period 1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
Purpose This guidance should help staff and applicants: identify sites…
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.
Information on what the government is doing to control the risk of bovine tuberculosis (TB) from badgers.
Find out how Natural England handles your personal data.
Find out what to do if you need to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development at the same time.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at The Grun – East Kielder in Northumberland.
River Wye Action Plan launched to preserve the long-term health of the river
Information and data on operations to control bovine tuberculosis in parts of England in 2023.
Licences for activities affecting birds.
Use a general licence for activities that carry a low risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at Boulsworth Hill in Lancashire.
Apply for or renew your camping or caravanning exemption certificate to hold an event at your site without needing a licence.
Civil sanctions, enforcement undertakings and prosecutions to protect wildlife and the natural environment.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
Understand how Natural England’s science, evidence and analysis underpins our work on nature recovery.
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