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Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
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 creation of dead wood habitat on trees item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sprayer or applicator load and washdown area item.
Find out what visitors can and can't do on greens and how to maintain and de-register your land as an owner or local authority.
Information about the scheme to restore English peatlands and how to apply for funding.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the floating covers for slurry stores and lagoons item.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
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.
Find out what you should include in a heritage management plan, who to consult and the approval process for conditionally exempt properties.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the badger gate item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the historic building restoration item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the moorland mapping item.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
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