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  • Make changes to your rural land maps online or get an RLE1 form

    If you’re a farmer, landowner or grower, you can request changes to your digital maps and register new land online. You can also transfer or remove land.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • SP6: Cattle grazing supplement

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cattle grazing supplement.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
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  • River Thames: distances and measurements for boaters

    Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Managing oak processionary moth in England

    Information on oak processionary moth for those who own or manage oak trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.

    • From: Forestry Commission
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  • GS15: Haymaking supplement

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the haymaking supplement.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
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  • Get funding for farming in protected landscapes

    If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), National Parks and the Broads.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Create a woodland management plan

    Find out what's involved in creating a plan, giving you a structured way to organise the management of woodland.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • BN7: Hedgerow gapping-up

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
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  • King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress

    Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Rules for farmers and land managers to prevent water pollution

    What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • The UK Forestry Standard

    This guidance sets out the UK governments' approach to sustainable forestry, including standards and requirements, regulations and monitoring, and reporting.

    • From: Forestry Commission
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  • National Character Area profiles: information for local decision making

    Use National Character Area profiles to find descriptions, facts and data about the different landscapes of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • BN12: Stone wall restoration

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
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  • Stop ragwort and other harmful weeds from spreading

    How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • How to do the SFI actions for hedgerows

    Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Tree felling: overview

    To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.

    • From: Forestry Commission
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  • BN6: Hedgerow coppicing

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
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  • Town and village greens: how to register

    Information and guidance on registering land as a town or village green.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Lulworth access times

    Access times for Defence Training Estate Lulworth and Tynham Village, Dorset.

    • From: Defence Infrastructure Organisation and 1 others
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  • Apply online for a felling licence

    Use this guide to apply for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service

    • From: Forestry Commission
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