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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the timber sluice item.
What local planning authorities and developers should consider for development proposals and how to use agricultural land classification (ALC).
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
Contact details for Local Nature Partnerships in England.
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Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Hampshire and West Sussex.
Find out which NNRs are located in this part of England.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
Find out what you can do to stop deer causing damage to your property.
How to set up a commons council to manage common land.
When you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites.
Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
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Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Suffolk.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
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