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  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for this item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stump grinding item.

  • Information and guidance on registering land as a town or village green.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow supplement - top binding and staking item.

  • Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.

  • Find out about Natural England’s intention to increase the size of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  • Rules on buffer strips that you must follow if you have hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.

  • 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 tree guard (tube and mesh) item.

  • Find information about each National Trail in England.

  • Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.

  • Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme, if you’re eligible and how to apply.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the watercourse crossings item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rhododendron control item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland infrastructure item.

  • Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.

  • When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the historic and archaeological feature protection item.

  • Information on extreme weather affecting the navigation on the River Thames.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone-faced bank repair item.