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How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery, and report your actions.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
When you can get permission to catch eel or elver by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
What to do if you think you've seen a wildlife crime.
Natural England’s strategic licence trial for work that affects water voles in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea is now closed.
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.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under a licence.
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.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
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.
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