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Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
Get a licence to own dead species protected under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive for scientific or educational purposes.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
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.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
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.
Get a general licence to take mallard duck eggs for incubation and rearing in captivity as long as you release them later in the year.
MMO have carried out assessments on the impacts of fishing activities on highly mobile species features including harbour porpoises and marine bird species. These assessments are captured within the draft fishing gear MPA Im…
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
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