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Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the floristically enhanced seed mix for grassland habitat item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the parkland tree guard - welded steel item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the scrub control - difficult sites item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the water gates item.
When you need a licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges and how to apply.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rhododendron control item.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent electric fencing item.
Complete declaration forms as part of an application for a bat, great crested newt or hazel dormouse mitigation licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the installation of piped culverts in ditches item.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Request initial informal advice or paid advice from Natural England about consent for activities on your SSSI land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer high seat item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the earth bank restoration item.
Find out about Natural England’s proposal to increase the size of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds by various means to preserve public health or safety.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
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