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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the legume and herb-rich swards option.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of hedgerows option.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
Vacancies, staff pay and benefits.
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
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