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Find out when and how to appeal if Natural England refuses you consent to carry out an activity on a site of special scientific interest.
When you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
Map of European sites in England and the 500 metre buffer zone around these sites on 31 May 2021.
Draft fishing gear impacts evidence documents for stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs). Stage 4 covers impacts of fishing on MPAs with highly mobile species features, including harbour porpoises and marine bird species.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to conserve vulnerable wild birds.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Use this general licence to capture and temporarily possess live bats to test for European bat lyssavirus and kill those with the virus.
Get a general licence to sell black-headed gull eggs for human consumption if you're a retailer or restaurateur.
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
How to engage with your stakeholders when planning to release Eurasian beavers into the wild.
Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
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