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Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
Find out how the new Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund (FCGF) will support UK fishing businesses and coastal communities.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
Livestock keepers must use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine in England, Scotland and Wales.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Boat registration charges for the River Thames.
North East rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
Find out how to create a woodland management plan for grant and felling licence applications. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
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