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Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
On 13 September 2023, the House of Lords voted against government proposals intended to unlock 100,000 homes between now and 2030 whilst protecting and improving the environment.
How the Thames Barrier works, and when it is scheduled to close.
Rural and regional hinterlands provide the ecosystem service needs for urbanised communities across the globe
How the Environment Agency will achieve their sustainability ambitions, including to create and improve habitat as part of Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100).
Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to the government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation. Its work contributes to maintaining and enriching biological diversity, conserving geological features and sustaining natural systems. JNCC is...
We’re the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world. Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
What research and consultancy services Cefas provides, what legislation you need to comply with, and how to meet those requirements.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
How to get accredited status for your country park, find out if you’re eligible, how to apply and what happens next.
Newly named Moccas Park and Gillian’s Wood National Nature Reserve is home to ancient oaks and sweet chestnut trees dating back many hundreds of years.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Find out what Natural England is doing to improve enjoyment and benefit of the outdoors to a diverse range of visitors.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
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