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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer fencing item.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and rail) item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for planting an agroforestry woodland tree.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the restore coppicing in woodland item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
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