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How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
Recreational organisations like caravan clubs or the Scouts can apply for an exemption to camp without a licence or planning permission.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
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As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland management plan item.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access visits item.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery, and report your actions.
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