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Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
You must follow the rules for hunting and shooting wildlife including:…
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl…
There are different rules for foxes, deer and other mammals. Foxes It’s…
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems
You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…
You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…
You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…
You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…
Use the capital grants form to apply for a grant for standalone capital items relating to Boundaries, Trees and Orchards, Water Quality, and Air Quality.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect bats, find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
Apply to control wild birds, including the lesser black-backed gull and herring gull to prevent disease or agricultural damage, conserve plants and animals or protect public health and safety.
Apply for a licence to do development or other work that may affect great crested newts and find out how much you may need to pay.
Expressions of interest for a project which aims to improve people’s mental health through green social prescribing.
For farmers and land managers to assess if land is eligible for permanent grassland options GS2, GS5, GS6 or OT2.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
Owners and occupiers should use this form to give notice of a planned activity on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) that needs Natural England’s permission.
Use this form for applications where the applicant does not have management control over all or part of the land for the full length of a potential agreement.
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect European protected species.
As a group of fisheries, apply for a licence to control cormorants causing serious damage within a defined area or catchment.
Apply for a licence to shoot deer during the closed season or at night and find out how to report your actions.
Find out what livestock records Countryside Stewardship agreement holders need to keep.
Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
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