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Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
Complete this form to apply to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts for agriculture, forestry and drainage purposes and to prevent damage and find out how to report your actions.
Register for a licence to monitor setts or evict and exclude badgers from setts or to destroy them for development or prevent serious damage.
Agreement holders with the education access option should submit an declaration form for each visit to their site.
Apply for a licence to possess European protected species and Habitats Directive (annexes II(b) and IV) species for science and education and find out how to report your actions.
Complete this form if you're an applicant applying to register a biodiversity gain site or record allocation of off-site gains.
Use the correct form to explain why your application meets the licence criteria and that there’s no satisfactory alternative to your planned activity.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Apply for a licence to release non-native (alien) and schedule 9 species, or release native Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures, and how to report your actions.
Use this form to request Natural England's advice on planning applications and applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect hazel dormice, find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry and find out how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect water voles. Find out if you need to pay for the licence and how to report your actions.
Use this form and guidance to apply for a capital grant for an implementation plan (PA1) or feasibility study (PA2).
As a group of fisheries, apply for a licence to control cormorants causing serious damage within a defined area or catchment.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Pay for a quick check of your notice to do work on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) before you submit it.
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