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Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Complete declaration forms as part of an application for a bat or hazel dormouse mitigation licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under this licence.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
How Natural England assesses the condition of SSSIs, and the condition improvement process.
Follow the code and guidance if you’re considering a species reintroduction or other conservation translocation. Use the forms to record your project and apply for a conservation translocation licence.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow work that could disturb them or damage their burrows and report your actions.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application or registration, and what form your referees need to complete.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application, and find the form for your referees to complete.
How public bodies can get advice from Natural England about notice and getting assent for activities on protected sites.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
How to apply for an individual licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges on special protection areas, special areas of conservation, or within 500 metres of their boundaries – and report actions taken und…
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
Get a licence to own dead species protected under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive for scientific or educational purposes.
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