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Find out about the aim and requirements for squirrel traps and maintenance.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer fencing item.
How to create a sketch map to register land or update the land details on your digital maps on the Rural Payments service.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the scrub control and felling diseased trees item.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2026
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (post and wire) item.
Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.
How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
Find out how to identify and manage ash dieback if you own or manage ash trees. This includes private tree owners, woodland owners, farmers and local authorities.
How to provide enough storage and keep storage records of organic manures in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (large post and rail) item.
Dartmoor maps and access information
How Natural England assesses the condition of SSSIs, and the condition improvement process.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store waste shells for nature restoration
Learn how our sensitivity maps can help you find out if your land is suitable for woodland creation and what environmental factors to consider.
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