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Guidance

Survey class licences: references and evidence to support your application

Find out what experience and references you need to support your application, and find the form for your referees to complete.

From:
Natural England
Published
3 June 2026

Applies to England

Documents

References and experience needed to support your survey class licence application

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Form for referees: template to support a survey class licence application (Word format)

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Form for referees: template to support a survey class licence application (Open Document format)

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Details

This form and guidance is for survey class licences for:

You must give written references to support a survey class licence application or registration if you:

  • have not held a licence for the species, or a similar species, in the last 3 years
  • have a licence but want to add new activities

Use the guidance to find out who can be your referee and the experience you both need.

Referees must complete the form on this page to provide you with a reference.

You must use a different reference form and guidance for:

Updates to this page

Published 3 June 2026

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