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How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Find out how to apply for a tree felling licence.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
Understand which wipes will be banned, when plastic wet wipes can still be sold, and how the ban will be enforced.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent electric fencing item.
The MacKay Carbon Calculator provides a model of the UK energy system that allows you to explore pathways to decarbonisation, including net zero by 2050.
Businesses such as joiners, gardeners and farmers can burn their own untreated wood and plant waste on a bonfire, at the place it was produced.
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).
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
How to apply for Higher Tier Capital Grants to achieve additional environmental benefits, and how to manage your funding agreement.
The UKFS defines the government requirements for forestry in the UK. It provides a basis for regulation and monitoring, including national and international reporting.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
How to contact the VMD for specific services or enquiries.
When you need company certification to work with fluorinated gas (F gas) and how to get it.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these Terms and Conditions if they applied for an agreement on or after 5 January 2026.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Steps businesses must take to make sure their products meet the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) if they market them in, move them to or export them from Northern Ireland.
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