Guidance and regulation

The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 6 November 2023

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep netting item.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 6 November 2023

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the concrete yard renewal item.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 5 January 2023

When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 15 April 2024

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the fencing item.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 6 November 2023

Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 10 August 2023

Find out about the Forestry Commission’s Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme that offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 20 February 2024

As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 4 January 2024

Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 1 January 2024

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter bird food option.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 4 January 2024

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 5 January 2023

Get support to create woodland using the England Woodland Creation Offer.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of species-rich grassland option.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 4 January 2024

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock and machinery hardcore tracks item.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 10 October 2023

How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 17 February 2023

Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 26 May 2023

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.

• From: Natural England and 1 others
• Updated: 20 September 2022

How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 6 December 2023

Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 21 March 2023