Natural England
Featured
News story
Operational update: Coronavirus
Chief Executive Marian Spain on how Natural England is facing the challenges posed by Coronavirus.
Press release
Four new appointments to the Natural England board
Defra Ministers have appointed four new non-executive members to the board of Natural England.
News story
Marian Spain appointed new Natural England chief executive
Marian Spain has been appointed as the new chief executive of Natural England, taking the post on a permanent basis.
News story
The Dawn Chorus: tune into Nature during lockdown
Listen to one of nature’s most special phenomena this Easter weekend.
News story
New advice to protect homes of England’s seahorses and seabream
Natural England has published nine new draft Conservation Advice packages to enable developers and operators to understand the impact of their proposed development on habitats and species in protected sites across England.
News story
General licences introduced for the humane trapping of stoats
New measures to improve the welfare of trapped stoats in line with internationally agreed standards.
Latest from Natural England
What Natural England does
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.
Follow us
Documents
News and communications
See all news and communicationsPolicy papers and consultations
- Open access restriction at Quarry Bottom (2): how to comment
- Open access restriction at Woodley Down (2): how to comment
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Results-Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme (RBAPS) pilot study in England
- Norfolk's National Nature Reserves
Our management
Contact Natural England
Enquiries
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom
Telephone
0300 060 3900
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
Telephone (Bat Conservation Trust)
0345 1300 228
For licensing or planning and development queries, contact Enquiries on 0300 060 3900.
Bovine TB and badger control in England
Telephone
0300 060 0550
Camping and caravanning exemption certificates
Telephone
0300 060 3900
Commons
Telephone
0300 060 3900
To consult us about works on commons or arrange to send us your application for works.
National Nature Reserves
Telephone
0300 060 6000
Open Access Contact Centre
Telephone
0300 060 2091
Suspected wildlife or pesticide poisoning
Telephone
0800 321 600
Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS)
Head Office
4th Floor, Foss House
Kings Pool
1-2 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX
United Kingdom
Telephone
0300 060 3900
The Enquiries team answer calls. Please tell them the name of the person you want to speak to, if known.
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests
Natural England
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom
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.