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Express your interest in applying for a strategic licence for work that affects water voles in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea.
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.
Apply for a licence to kill, take, disturb or possess a badger for survey, research or conservation work, find out about references and how to report your actions.
Show what impact an activity will have on European protected species and whether their favourable conservation status will be maintained.
Apply for a licence to kill, take, disturb or possess wildlife for survey, research or conservation work, or to prevent stoats from damaging livestock.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of River Axe SAC.
Use this form to identify maintenance work and show work undertaken on traditional farm buildings as part of a Countryside Stewardship agreement.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Use this form for Countryside Stewardship applications which include common land and shared grazing.
Agreement holders with the education access option should submit an declaration form for each visit to their site.
Competent authorities must give notice of their decision to allow a plan or project that has an adverse effect on a European site to go ahead.
Apply for a licence to keep certain non-native species for exhibition or for science and education purposes and find out how to report your actions.
Complete this form to apply to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development at the same time.
Claim form for HLS agreement holders who are not registered for VAT.
Complete the template to help monitor and manage American mink on your land for capital grants payments.
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect natterjack toads and find out how to report your actions.
Make a complaint about rabbits causing significant crop damage on your land.
Use this form to apply for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) screening decision for projects that will restructure rural land.
Landowners or occupiers should use this form to pay for fast-track advice on a proposal to carry out work on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for photography and find out how to report your actions.
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