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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the create or restore ponds up to 2 hectares item.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and wire) item.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supply and plant tree item.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects – and report actions taken under a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland management plan item.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the scrub control and felling diseased trees item.
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