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How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the small leaky woody dams item.
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
How to report, respond to and prevent an incident, including how to withdraw or recall unsafe food products.
S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
The minimum standards that zoos are expected to meet.
How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
Information on the restrictions affecting the navigation on the River Thames.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Guidance and resources to help apply the 2025 flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) funding policy for new projects opportunities.
During 2025 and into 2026, fishermen in South West England reported a surge in sightings and landings of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), often referred to as an “octopus bloom”. This webpage provides updates on how the Ma…
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.
If you're a heating engineer, you could receive a discount of up to £500 towards the cost of heat pump training, plus support and advice when installing a heat pump for the first time.
T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the implementation plan item.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
Guidance on methods of minimising annoyance or disturbance caused by the operation of loudspeakers fixed to ice-cream vans and similar vehicles.
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