Guidance and regulation

Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 11 March 2024

How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitats.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 22 February 2024

Apply for a grant to add a veranda onto, or to upgrade or replace existing laying hen or pullet housing to improve animal health and welfare.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 14 May 2024

How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 13 March 2024

Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 16 February 2024

Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 July 2023

Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 5 April 2022

A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 26 March 2024

Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 16 February 2024

Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 23 March 2023

Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 20 October 2021

This Handbook sets out a standard way of recording hedgerows.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 29 March 2011

Find out what to do if you need to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development at the same time.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 15 April 2024

Guidance on section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which prevents the wild release of certain plants and animals in England and Wales.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 26 May 2011

Standard rules for repairing and protecting up to 20 metres of main river bank using natural materials.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 31 July 2019

Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 26 September 2018

Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 19 January 2023

Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 26 September 2018

As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 17 May 2023