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Ecologists can use European protected species (EPS) policies on development sites to benefit EPS by changing survey, mitigation or compensation methods.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for scientific, research or educational purposes, including for commissioned surveys in relation to proposed developments.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the grip blocking drainage channels item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of geodiversity features item.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the construction of water penning structures item.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the chemical bracken control item.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
Find out what to do if you need to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development at the same time.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Norfolk.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Find out about eligibility requirements for beaver protection infrastructure item
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ditch, dyke and rhine creation item.
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