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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 how to identify and manage ash dieback if you own or manage ash trees. This includes private tree owners, woodland owners, farmers and local authorities.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer fencing item.
Information and guidance on registering land as a town or village green.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock troughs item.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management (first 100 sq m) item.
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
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 hedgerow gapping-up item.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.
Find out how to get to Environment Agency locks and weir fishing sites and when you can fish.
Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme, if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Find out if you can legally drive across common land or town and village greens to access your property.
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.
How to create a sketch map to register land or update the land details on your digital maps on the Rural Payments service.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.
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