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As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
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.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the badger gate item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pasture pumps and associated pipework item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the relocation of sheep pens only item.
Register for a licence to temporarily mark hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under the licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the anti-predator combination fencing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ditch, dyke and rhine creation item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the floating covers for slurry stores and lagoons item.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
How to apply for a licence to release Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures in England.
Apply to correct mistakes in the registers of common land or of town or village greens
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ram pumps and associated pipework item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall supplement - difficult sites item.
Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in Essex.
Contact details for Local Nature Partnerships in England.
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