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How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Interactive WebApps to support MMO’s assessment and potential management of Stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs) and guidance to help users make the most of this platform.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
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 bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Natural England’s strategic licence trial for work that affects water voles in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea is now closed.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
Products and chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost if bats are not present.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
How to apply for a licence to release Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures in England.
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
Map of European sites in England and the 500 metre buffer zone around these sites on 31 May 2021.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 1994.
Licence to train volunteer bat roost visitors and survey bats for conservation.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
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