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What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
How to use the Rural Payments service to register land and update digital maps.
The UKFS defines the government requirements for forestry in the UK. It provides a basis for regulation and monitoring, including national and international reporting.
The regulations farmers and land managers must follow when storing more than 1,500 litres of agricultural fuel oil, such as red diesel and white diesel.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access visits item.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the species management plan item.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
Woodlands may be eligible for certain tax reliefs and exemptions, depending on the type of woodland and its purpose.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
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