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Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
When you can get permission or a licence to trap crayfish in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
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.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects – and report actions taken under a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
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