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Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to preserve public health or safety.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
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 badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
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 assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
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.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
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.
Find out if your ivory item may qualify for the pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value exemption, how to apply and what to do if it is refused or revoked.
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