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Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Bideford to Foreland Point, in the South West of England.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Goodwin Sands, in the South East of England.
Find out about the merger and extension of 2 existing sites into one NNR with a new name.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain animals for scientific or educational purposes.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
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 about eligibility and requirements for the traps for edible dormouse item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the self supporting covers for slurry stores item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone-faced bank repair item.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Suffolk.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
Guidance for licensed operators to carry out controlled shooting of badgers in the field.
Read an example heritage management plan and get detailed guidance on how to prepare one for conditional exemption.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access on the Isle of Wight.
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