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How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance for Environmental Stewardship agreement holders on how to claim an annual or capital payment.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
How to plan and prepare for your visit to a National Trail in England and Wales.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application, and find the form for your referees to complete.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the moorland mapping item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the Deer vehicle gate option.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
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.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the training to control and manage non-native plants item.
What local planning authorities and developers should consider for development proposals and how to use agricultural land classification (ALC).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of dead wood habitat on trees item.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the anti-predator combination fencing item.
Find out what landscape character assessments are and how they can be used.
Find out about extensions for CS Mid Tier agreements due to end in December 2025.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Find out what you should include in a heritage management plan, who to consult and the approval process for conditionally exempt properties.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
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