Guidance and regulation

How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 1 July 2022

What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 18 May 2015

What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 20 September 2022

Apply to join a district level licensing scheme to develop land that may affect great crested newts and supply any survey data you collect.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 11 December 2023

How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 26 July 2022

How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 25 October 2023

How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 July 2022

Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for research, conservation or development projects.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 1 January 2024

How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 6 November 2023

Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for research, conservation or development projects.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 1 January 2024

How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 14 January 2022

Guidance on reducing the risks of getting salmonella infections from reptiles.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 17 September 2021