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How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
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.
Terms and conditions for paying for a wildlife licence to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
Get advice from Natural England on planning proposals that will require a protected species mitigation licence and what charges apply.
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
When you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites.
Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
Use this licence to take shrews to ring or mark them, or for scientific or educational purposes.
Use Natural England's advice to protect European sites and find out if your activity or proposal may potentially impact the species and habitats within them.
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