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  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow coppicing item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.

  • Apply for funding to create woodland under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the above ground tanks item.

  • How to identify common constraints and designations in your forestry project’s proposal area and what action to take in relation to individual constraints.

  • Find out about Natural England’s proposal to increase the size of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.

  • Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hard bases for livestock drinkers item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rainwater goods item.

  • Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.

  • When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.

  • Information on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for forestry projects in England. Guidance on whether you need to submit an EIA application form to the Forestry Commission.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the create or restore grassland habitat item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pipework associated with livestock troughs item.

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.

  • Find out what land details you need to register on the Rural Payments service to apply for rural payments.

  • Rules on buffer strips that you must follow if you have hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.

  • How to use nature-based solutions (NbS) to support sustainable water resources, including case studies and a literature review.