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This Handbook sets out a standard way of recording hedgerows.
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) guidance is a comprehensive document providing information and resources for Natural Capital.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
Enabling a Natural Capital Approach featured tools is a summary of selected natural capital or valuation tools developed by government. These include analytical tools and platforms assessing natural capital tools.
Standard rules for discharges to surface water: cooling water and heat exchangers.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
Standard rules for channel habitat structures made of natural materials occupying up to 100 metres of a main river.
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) is a UK government competitive grants scheme aimed at eradicating the illegal trade in wildlife.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Map and contact details for Local Nature Partnerships in England.
A best practice guide to assist with the design and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes.
Natural England's terms and conditions for using the biodiversity gain sites register.
Natural England's terms and conditions for applications to the register and payment of the application fee.
Find out what you can do to prevent or help minimise the introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of tree pests and diseases in the UK.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
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