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How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
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.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
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 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.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to prevent serious damage.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery, and report your actions.
Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for scientific, research or educational purposes, including for commissioned surveys in relation to proposed developments…
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.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under this licence.
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