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The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
A closed FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.
How to access and use the coal mining information for England, Scotland and Wales held in the national coal mining database.
How to report dead wild birds.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application
Funding for local authorities to deliver energy performance and low carbon heating upgrades to low-income homes in England.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
Types of waste and the maximum amounts you can use in building projects, landscaping or drainage works under a U1 exemption.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors (including retailers).
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
Apply for funding for a vet to visit your farm to reduce endemic diseases and conditions, increase animal productivity and improve animal welfare.
Information on the UK government’s framework to create UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) by assessing and endorsing the global corporate reporting baseline of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
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