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What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term. Â
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).Â
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
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