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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.
Apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts during development work and find out how to report your actions.
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.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of Solent.
Use the correct form to explain why your application meets the licence criteria and that there’s no satisfactory alternative to your planned activity.
Complete these templates to help create, improve or manage an agroforestry system on your land.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Use this form to register your interest in a voluntary role.
Tell the Rural Payments Agency if you want an agent to manage your agreement on your behalf.
Complete this form if you're an applicant applying to register a biodiversity gain site or record allocation of off-site gains.
Land owners should use this form to pay for advice on carrying out work on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Apply for a licence for science or conservation purposes, or register for a class licence to visit roosts as a volunteer or do surveys; find out if you need to pay 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 do development or other work that may affect otters and find out how to report your actions.
Complete the template to help monitor and manage invasive non-native plant species on your land for capital grants payments.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of River Eden SAC.
Use these forms to report any actions taken under an individual licence to kill, take or disturb wild birds (A08 or A09), or to request renewal of your licence.
Use this form with Countryside Stewardship applications that include capital item WN12: Create or restore ponds up to 2 hectares.
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.
Apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry and find out how to report your actions.
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