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How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
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.
How your personal information is used when you report dead wild birds.
Register for a licence to modify or remove Eurasian beaver dams or damaged burrows outside their breeding season.
You may need to complete a restoration plan if you're applying for a licence to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm in a less favoured area.
Get a general licence to sell captive bred live wild birds.
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.
Get a general licence to release native and formerly native wild bird or animal species whose release is normally prohibited.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
Guidance on reducing the risks of getting salmonella infections from reptiles.
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