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How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
How to get relief from excise duty on oil used in certain ways using the Industrial Relief Scheme, also known as the Tied Oils Scheme.
What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
SEPs are of growing importance to the UK economy. The IPO is committed to ensuring the current SEPs framework functions effectively to encourage innovation and promote competition.
Register for a licence to monitor setts or evict and exclude badgers from setts or to destroy them for development or prevent serious damage.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Natural Resources Wales ensures the environment and natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained and used, now and in the future. Natural Resources Wales works with the Welsh Government .
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Policy and supporting guidance for departments on Essential Shared Data Assets and Data Ownership in Government.
Guidance for insolvency practitioners and suppliers of “essential services” on the provisions contained within the Insolvency Act 1986
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