Guidance

Natural England privacy notices

Find out how Natural England handles your personal data.

From:

Natural England

Published:

19 September 2018

Last updated:

15 September 2026

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15 September 2026
Updated the address details for contacting the Natural England Data Protection Manager from Worcester to York across all privacy notices. Added a 'Your rights' section to the Jurassic Coast fossil collecting privacy notice. Updated the 'Your rights' and 'Complaints' sections, and added a 'Personal Information Charter' section to the Nature recovery network basecamp privacy notice. Changed the title of the 'Access to information and data subject access requests' privacy notice to 'Access to information and individual rights under UK data protection legislation' privacy notice. Updated information for how people can make Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and data protection individual rights requests.
14 August 2026
We have updated the Agri-environment research projects privacy notice so that aligns with the current data protection requirements.
12 August 2026
General update of the King Charles III England Coast Path and Open access land privacy notices to bring them in line with current information and practices.
21 May 2026
New privacy notice added for the 'strategic approach to regulation for bat species'.
15 January 2026
Added privacy notice for the Species Recovery Programme grant scheme invitation to apply.
17 December 2025
Added a privacy notice for Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment survey equipment testing.
18 November 2025
Updated wording to the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund privacy notice.
31 October 2025
Updated wording to the Natural England Landscape Recovery Project development phase (pilot) privacy notice
7 October 2025
Added privacy policy for the Species Recovery Programme call for ideas funding opportunity.
2 July 2025
Added a privacy notice for the Jurassic Coast fossil collecting codes and recording schemes.
19 June 2025
We've added the Protected sites CitizenSpace survey privacy notice.
19 June 2025
We have updated the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment privacy notice to reflect that scientific data will be shared with Kew Gardens as part of the project.
16 June 2025
Added the strategic licensing pilot privacy notice.
27 March 2025
We've added a new privacy notice for the Landscape Recovery Project development phase (pilot).
27 February 2025
We've added a new privacy notice for the Landscape Recovery Project implementation phase.
26 February 2025
We've added a new privacy notice for 'Customer feedback'.
20 February 2025
Added privacy notice for the Nature Recovery Network (NRN) Partnership Basecamp.
9 January 2025
Updated the 'Nutrient mitigation scheme privacy notice' attachment due to process changes.
13 November 2024
Added new privacy notice for 'Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment historic environment record request'
5 November 2024
Added the Evaluation privacy notice.
31 October 2024
Uploaded HTML version of '30by30 pilots privacy notice' and removed the PDF version of the same document.
25 October 2024
Uploaded attachment '30by30 pilots privacy notice'.
23 July 2024
Added new Species Conservation Strategies project privacy notice.
11 July 2024
Added ‘Great crested newt district level licensing scheme privacy notice’. Removed ‘Great crested newt habitat in Kent privacy notice’.
5 June 2024
In the wildlife licensing privacy notice, under 'Who Natural England shares your personal data with', in the 'Defra and its executive agencies' row, we've changed the 'Sharing purpose' from 'Compliance, enforcement, licence assessment' to 'Compliance, enforcement, licence support, assessment and issue'.
16 April 2024
In attachment for Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Privacy Notice, amended text under heading 'Who Natural England shares your personal data with', sub heading 'Other details', to include that meetings will be recorded and shared with 'invitees and members of the network'.
16 April 2024
Added new privacy policy for People and nature surveys for England and amended existing Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund privacy policy.
13 March 2024
Added privacy notice for the King Charles III England Coast Path evaluation project.
14 February 2024
In the Nutrient mitigation scheme privacy notice we've added information about when and why we may share your information with third parties. We've also explained why we've changed the amount of time we retain personal data in the case of rejected applications.
12 February 2024
Biodiversity net gain privacy notice added to guidance page.
21 November 2023
Added Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund privacy notice.
8 November 2023
Added privacy notice for the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) data and digital network.
7 November 2023
Removed incorrect words 'screening decisions' from title and first paragraph for the Environmental Impact Assessment privacy notice. The privacy notice relates to all work associated with NE’s administration of the regulations. This covers the screening application process, the consent scoping opinion process and the consent application process.
9 October 2023
Added the LIFE in the ravines project privacy notice.
4 August 2023
The nutrient mitigation scheme privacy notice has been updated.
20 July 2023
Added the Protected Site Strategies development project privacy notice.
7 July 2023
Added the Environmental Impact Assessment screening decisions privacy notice.
30 March 2023
Added the nutrient mitigation scheme privacy notice
9 March 2023
We've added the stakeholder database privacy notice.
18 January 2023
Added the Complaints privacy notice.
11 January 2023
We've the added the Agri-environment research projects privacy notice.
21 December 2021
Added the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment privacy notice.
14 October 2021
In the Catchment Sensitive Farming privacy notice, we've said how to ask Natural England to no longer contact you.
15 September 2021
Added the peatland management monitoring privacy notice.
7 July 2021
Added the 'Camping or caravanning exemption certificate privacy notice'.
25 June 2021
In the social research privacy notice, Natural England will keep your personal data for 3 years instead of 10. We've removed the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) privacy notice.
24 May 2021
Added Weeds Act privacy notice and Access to information and data subject access requests privacy notice.
5 May 2021
Added the social research privacy notice.
23 April 2021
In the Employee and contractor privacy notice, in the section 'How Natural England uses your personal data', we've added information about equal opportunities monitoring and reporting.
24 February 2021
Added the Lone and remote working privacy notice.
19 February 2021
Added the Defra Coastal Access privacy notice.
13 October 2020
Added the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project privacy notice.
24 June 2020
In the Employee and contractor privacy notice, under personal data collected, we've added information about caring responsibilities and designation as a key or critical worker.
19 June 2020
In the Site of special scientific interest (SSSI) privacy notice, we've added who Natural England will share personal data with in appeals against conditioned, refused, withdrawn or changed consents.
26 May 2020
We've added the Results Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme privacy notice.
14 February 2020
Email subscription privacy notice added.
10 January 2020
Employee and contractor privacy notice added.
26 September 2019
Farm and land management advice privacy notice added.
30 August 2019
Discretionary advice service privacy notice added.
16 August 2019
Bat Advice Service privacy notice added. Site of special scientific interest (SSSI) privacy notice updated.
8 July 2019
Conditional exemption from Inheritance Tax privacy notice added.
31 May 2019
Open access land privacy notice updated.
4 April 2019
Sponsorship and donations privacy notice added.
21 January 2019
Open access privacy notice added.
4 January 2019
Catchment Sensitive Farming privacy notice added.
26 November 2018
Wildlife licensing privacy notice added. 'Wildlife licensing:sharing your information' removed.
18 October 2018
Great crested newt habitat in Kent privacy notice added.
4 October 2018
Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) privacy notice added.
1 October 2018
Site of special scientific interest (SSSI) notifications privacy notice added.
28 September 2018
Volunteers privacy notice added.
19 September 2018
First published.