What we do

We're the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England, helping to protect England’s nature and landscapes for people to enjoy and for the services they provide.

Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

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Our policies

  1. Biodiversity and ecosystems
  2. Access to the countryside
  3. Marine environment

See all our policies

Documents

Our announcements

  1. New otter class licence issued

    • News story

  2. Completing Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier applications by 30 September 2016 deadline

    • Press release

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. England Coast Path on Walney Island: comment on proposals

    • Open consultation

  2. Open access restriction at Cheriton Wood: how to comment

    • Open consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Countryside Stewardship: Mid Tier (including water quality capital items) manual

    • Guidance

  2. Personal data processing: fair processing notice

    • Corporate report

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Our statistics

  1. Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment: 2015 to 2016

    • National Statistics

  2. Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment pilot study: visits to the natural environment by children

    • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

Contact Natural England

Enquiries team

Natural England
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP

Opening times: 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)

Find out about call charges at www.gov.uk/call-charges.

Bats: general advice

For licensing or planning and development queries, contact Natural England's enquiries team above.

Bovine TB and badger control in England

Camping and caravanning exemption certificates

Commons

To consult us about works on commons or to send us your application for works on commons, contact Natural England's enquiries team above.

National Nature Reserves

Open Access Contact Centre

Suspected wildlife or pesticide poisoning

Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS)

Head Office

Natural England
4th Floor, Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX

Calls will be answered by the Natural England Enquiries team. Please tell them the name of the person in Head Office you wish to speak to (where known).

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
  3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests

Enquiry Service
Natural England
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on Social media use. Find out About our services.