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What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep netting item.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the fencing item.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the legume and herb-rich swards option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter bird food option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the concrete yard renewal item.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
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