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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the plant groups of trees in large guards item.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the install temporary water storage features item.
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the chemical bracken control item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the equipment to disrupt tramlines in arable areas item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the lined biobed plus pesticide loading and washdown area item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the restoration of large water bodies item.
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.
Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
Use signs at points where a public right of way is not clear.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplement for a freestanding deer high seat.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
When you need a licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges and how to apply.
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