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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 .
A chance to get outdoors with nature with free activities at our National Nature Reserves – from wildlife walks and birdwatching to a day at the movies!
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
Apply for a licence to take protected plants for science, education or conservation purposes and find out how to report your actions.
As a member of the public, owner or occupier of coastal access land, find out how you can comment or object on new access proposals.
Weekend full of fun activities for the family. Includes unique opportunity to see the 200-year-old-plus Nereis Britannica by Cornish botanist John Stackhouse
As a Natural England contractor complete this licence form to allow you to download UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Land Cover Map vector data.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Find out where the public access rules have been relaxed so that you can ride a horse or cycle on an NNR in England.
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
More information on the Local Nature Recovery scheme.
Apply for a licence for science or conservation purposes, or register for a class licence to visit roosts as a volunteer or do surveys; find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
Find out which National Nature Reserves have been declared by Natural England as new or changed.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
There's a huge range of free activities in Cornwall and Devon as part of National Nature Reserves Week during May.
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.
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Find out when and how to appeal if Natural England refuses you consent to carry out an activity on a site of special scientific interest.
The government has set out a series of actions to steward our natural heritage and support responsible access to it.
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