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Find out more about the reserves, where they are, who manages them and what special features or opportunities they offer.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
Events taking place during National Nature Reserves Week to showcase the benefits that National Nature Reserves bring to nature and people.
Dance and Drama Awards (DaDAs) help talented students with the cost of performing arts training - how much you'll get, how to apply.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has created an ideal ‘dance floor’ for a mating display by the endangered black grouse.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
Information you need for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve (LNR).
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
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 .
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
The NCC's advice to government, research and publications on improving the natural environment.
As a Natural England contractor, complete the contractor's licence form to allow you to download aerial data in the UK provided by APGB consortium.
Find out how grants from the EU and the Heritage Lottery Fund help projects in the natural environment.
Use these forms if you need to apply for a consent decision to increase the productivity of land for agriculture.
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