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Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the badger gate item.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for scientific, research or educational purposes, including for commissioned surveys in relation to proposed developments…
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stump grinding item.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application or registration, and what form your referees need to complete.
Register as an ecological consultant to disturb or capture common bats, or damage or destroy low conservation status roosts; find out how to register a site and if you need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the self supporting covers for slurry stores item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the standard seed mix for grassland habitat item.
Request initial informal advice or paid advice from Natural England about consent for activities on your SSSI land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall supplement - difficult sites item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the scrub control - difficult sites item.
Find out about Natural England’s proposal to designate an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
How Natural England will tell you if your land is selected as a site of special scientific interest, or if there are changes to its designation.
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