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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the Squirrel control and management item.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rainwater goods item.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the above ground tanks item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pipework associated with livestock troughs item.
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cross drains item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the native breeds at risk supplement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the whole crop cereals option.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve (LNR).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the harvested low input cereal option.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Find out if you can legally drive across common land or town and village greens to access your property.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supply and plant tree item.
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