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How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Follow the code and guidance if you’re considering a species reintroduction or other conservation translocation. Use the forms to record your project and apply for a conservation translocation licence.
Register as an ecological consultant to disturb or capture common bats, or damage or destroy low conservation status roosts; find out how to register a site and if you need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
How to apply for an individual licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges on special protection areas, special areas of conservation, or within 500 metres of their boundaries – and report actions taken und…
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Register for a licence to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish for maintenance work on water bodies and find out how to report your actions.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
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.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Owners or occupiers of land, or people authorised by them, can use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation and within their 500m buffer zones.
Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
Get a licence to own dead species protected under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive for scientific or educational purposes.
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
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