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Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
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.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Register for a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery, and report your actions.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
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