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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.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to prevent serious damage.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
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.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
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.
When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
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