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From:: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Natural England, Environment Agency, Planning Inspectorate, Forestry Commission, Rural Payments Agency, Department for Communities and Local Government, and Health and Safety Executive

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Commons and greens

Carrying out works on common land
Common land declarations of exempt works
Common land: guidance for commons registration authorities and applicants
Common land notices and decisions
Managing common land
Set up a commons council
Common land and town or village greens: access your property by vehicle
Common land and town or village greens: how a claim of ownership can affect the land
Manage your town and village greens
Town and village greens: how to register

Contaminated land

Contaminated land
Land contamination: technical guidance
Contaminated land exposure assessment (CLEA) tool
Contaminated land: capital projects funding
Land and groundwater remediation deployment form
Radioactively contaminated land exposure assessment (RCLEA) tool
Radioactive land contamination: guidance and information

Farming

Access benefits through green innovation in farming
Countryside Stewardship
EIA (Agriculture) regulations: apply to make changes to rural land
Energy Crops Scheme: terms and conditions of your agreement
Environmental Stewardship: guidance and forms for existing agreement holders
Fertiliser recommendations for crops
Grazing and pasture: sustainable management schemes
Manage waste on land: guidance for land managers
Manage water on land: guidance for land managers
River maintenance and drainage charges: farmers and landowners
Soil management standards for farmers
White asbestos on farms: how to spot, manage and dispose of it

Pollution

Catchment Sensitive Farming: reduce agricultural water pollution
Grassland derogations for livestock manure in nitrate vulnerable zones
Nutrient management: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
Storing organic manures in nitrate vulnerable zones
Using nitrogen fertilisers in nitrate vulnerable zones
Managing soil types

Protected sites

Sites of special scientific interest: managing your land
Sites of special scientific interest: public body responsibilities

Weeds and invasive, non-native plants

Prevent harmful weeds and invasive non-native plants spreading
Prevent Japanese knotweed from spreading

Hedgerows

Countryside hedgerows: regulation and management
Appeal a hedgerow notice

Other

Heather and grass burning: rules and applying for a licence
Local environmental quality

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