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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pruning to restore veteran fruit trees item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the watercourse crossings item.
Find out about eligibility requirements for beaver protection infrastructure item
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery for veteran trees item.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the fencing supplement - difficult sites supplement.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Information about the scheme to restore English peatlands and how to apply for funding.
Follow the code and guidance if you’re considering a species reintroduction or other conservation translocation. Use the forms to record your project and apply for a conservation translocation licence.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the swales item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone-faced bank restoration item.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
Find out about Natural England’s proposal to designate an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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