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Protected plants: apply for a licence to take them

Get a licence to take European protected plants and certain other protected plants for scientific, educational or conservation purposes.

Published 6 October 2014
Last updated 17 July 2015 — see all updates

• From: Natural England

• Applies to: England

Documents

Application for a licence to take wild plants for science, research, education or conservation (A31)

PDF, 406KB, 14 pages

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Report action taken under this licence

PDF, 229KB, 4 pages

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Guidance on sampling rare aquatic plants

PDF, 30.1KB, 2 pages

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Details

Use this application form to apply for a licence take the following plants for scientific, educational or conservation purposes:

• the European protected species (as listed in schedule 5 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010)
• the plants listed in schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

You should sample rare aquatic plants in a non-destructive way. You’ll need a licence if you can’t, but you should be using methods that minimise the impact.

Apply for this licence

To apply for this licence, complete the licence application form and send it to Natural England at the address provided. You may also need to provide written references to support your application. Use this reference form.

How to report your actions

You must keep a record of any actions taken under this licence and return it to Natural England within 2 weeks of the licence’s expiry date. Use the reporting form provided above.

Published 6 October 2014
Last updated 17 July 2015 + show all updates

1. 17 July 2015 Replaced application and report forms with revised, interactive PDF versions.
2. 23 April 2015 edited detail text after consulting Natural England's subject matter expert: You should sample rare aquatic plants in a non-destructive way. You'll need a licence if you can't, but you should be using methods that minimise the impact.
3. 6 October 2014 First published.