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Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
How to apply for a licence to release Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures in England.
How to do a responsible species reintroduction or other conservation translocation that involves moving plants, animals or fungi to another location in the wild.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …
Register for a licence to temporarily mark hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under the licence.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Owners or occupiers of land, or people authorised by them, can use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation and within their 500m buffer zones.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
Use this licence to take shrews to ring or mark them, or for scientific or educational purposes.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to prevent serious damage to vulnerable livestock.
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