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Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort for developers who are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
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.
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.
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 assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish 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.
Apply for your organisation to become a responsible body for conservation covenants.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
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.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
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.
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