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Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
How to complete waste or materials facility returns, and deadlines for submission.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
The regulations farmers and land managers must follow when storing more than 1,500 litres of agricultural fuel oil, such as red diesel and white diesel.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service.
Find out what waste exemptions are and when you need to register them. Understand waste exemption conditions and charges.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Businesses such as joiners, gardeners and farmers can burn their own untreated wood and plant waste on a bonfire, at the place it was produced.
Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
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