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Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
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.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
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.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
How to do a responsible species reintroduction or other conservation translocation that involves moving plants, animals or fungi to another location in the wild.
You may need to complete a wildfire management plan if you're applying for a licence to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm in a less favoured area.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
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.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under this licence.
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.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
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