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Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
Owners or occupiers of land, or people authorised by them, can use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation and within their 500m buffer zones.
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.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
Register for a licence to survey bats using mist nets and acoustic lures for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Draft fishing gear impacts evidence documents for stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs). Stage 4 covers impacts of fishing on MPAs with highly mobile species features, including harbour porpoises and marine bird species.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
Check if your item is a ‘worked specimen� and does not need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species.
Use this form to report any action taken under a volunteer bat roost visitor licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
Use Natural England’s advice packages to find out if your activity, proposal or area has a potential impact on MPAs and the species and habitats within them.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
Map of European sites in England and the 500 metre buffer zone around these sites on 31 May 2021.
Get a licence to carry out investigations of wildlife and other crime that could affect protected species and their habitats in England.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
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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