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Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
As a member of the public, owner or occupier of coastal access land, find out how you can comment or object on new access proposals.
Find out what a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) agri-environment mirror agreement is, including 5 in 10 agreements, and when you would get one.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the check dams item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the removal of eyesore item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the silt filtration dams or seepage barriers item.
Find out about a new National Nature Reserve (NNR) in West Yorkshire
An guide produced by Forestry Commission, Forest Research and Natural England to provide a decision framework for landowners on where to establish trees and where to restore peat.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access on the Isle of Wight.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
Overview for people who want to apply to make a change to the registers of common land or the registers of town and village greens.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the install temporary water storage features item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ditch, dyke and rhine creation item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of geodiversity features item.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
Find out about the merger and extension of 6 existing sites into one NNR with a new name.
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