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What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started in 2017.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Appeal against a high hedges decision - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Cross compliance ended on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
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