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Register as an ecological consultant to disturb or capture common bats, or damage or destroy low conservation status roosts; find out how to register a site and if you need to pay.
Register for a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects.
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
Register for a licence to survey barn owls to assess the effect of a development project on them.
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
Get a general licence to take mallard duck eggs for incubation and rearing in captivity as long as you release them later in the year.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Get a licence to own dead species protected under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive for scientific or educational purposes.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
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