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How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
A list of designated responsible bodies able to enter into conservation covenant agreements with landowners in England.
What to do if you think you've seen a wildlife crime.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
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.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under this licence.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under a licence.
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
Register as an ecological consultant to disturb or capture common bats, or damage or destroy low conservation status roosts; find out how to register a site 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.
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
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