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How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to conserve vulnerable wild birds.
Register for a licence to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish for maintenance work on water bodies and find out how to report your actions.
Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
Map of European sites in England and the 500 metre buffer zone around these sites on 31 May 2021.
How to engage with your stakeholders when planning to release Eurasian beavers into the wild.
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
Natural England's terms and conditions for chargeable discretionary advice services for proposals affecting sites of special scientific interest.
Register for a licence to temporarily mark hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects.
Get a licence to sell dead specimens of protected species legally taken from the wild before 30 October 1981.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
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