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Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under this licence.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow work that could disturb them or damage their burrows and report your actions.
Check if your item is a ‘worked specimen’ and does not need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Find out if your ivory item may qualify for the pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value exemption, how to apply and what to do if it is refused or revoked.
How to check if an ivory item you're buying or hiring has been registered or certified as exempt, and what you need to do as a new owner.
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.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
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