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Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ram pumps and associated pipework item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplement for use of individual tree-shelters item.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the watercourse crossings item.
Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access on the Isle of Wight.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
How to join or contact a Local Access Forum in England.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the temporary deer fencing item.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the badger gate item.
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