Services

Update your details with the Rural Payments Agency to keep claiming payments for your farm land

Check current river conditions, restrictions and facilities

• River levels and warnings

  Check river levels You can check current: river levels in England river…

• River Thames

  You can check the following for the non-tidal River Thames, which is…

• River Medway

  You can check conditions, closures and restrictions on the River Medway…

• Anglian Waterways

  You can check conditions, closures and restrictions on Anglian Waterways.…

• Rye Harbour

  You can check conditions, closures and restrictions at Rye Harbour. You…

• Scotland, Northern Ireland and other parts of England

  You can check: river and canal closure information on Canal & River Trust…

Make changes to your digital maps and register new land.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others

• RLE1 guidance 2024

  To print this document, click on the ‘Print this page’ button. From a…

Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.

Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.

Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares

Owners and occupiers should use this form to give notice of a planned activity on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) that needs Natural England’s permission.

• From: Natural England

Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines

Check if you need to get permission from the Environment Agency to do work on or next to a river, watercourse, flood defence or sea defence

Use the guidance and forms below to apply for funding to create woodland under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).

• From: Forestry Commission

Use the Capital Grants application form to apply for a grant for standalone capital items relating to boundaries, trees and orchards, water quality, air quality, and natural flood management.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others

Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site

Application form to register a powered boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.

• From: Environment Agency

Use this guidance and forms to apply for funding to support the production of a UK Forestry Standard compliant woodland creation plan.

• From: Forestry Commission

For farmers and land managers to assess if land is eligible for permanent grassland options GS2, GS5, GS6 or OT2.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others

A form to notify of change of ownership, update contact details or request a refund for boats registered on Environment Agency waterways.

• From: Environment Agency

Use this form to tell the Forestry Commission that you give an agent or representative authority to submit an application or manage an agreement on your behalf.

• From: Forestry Commission

Use this 2-page form to generate a standard map for inclusion in grant, funding and felling licence applications.

• From: Forestry Commission

Agreement holders with the education access option should submit an declaration form for each visit to their site.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others

Appeal a decision by your local council to reject your application for a right of way - how to appeal, what documents to submit, who can comment on your appeal and how long it takes.