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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.
Find out if you can legally drive across common land or town and village greens to access your property.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
West Penwith Moors and Downs (Halow ha GonyowPennwydh West) confirmed as latest SSSI.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the swales item.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013.
Find out where you can ride a horse or cycle at Ainsdale Sand Dunes National Nature Reserve, Merseyside.
European ('Natura 2000') sites designated as Special Areas of Conservation to protect the habitat that supports the little whirlpool ram’s-horn snail.
Apply for a licence application to sell dead or live protected animals and plants and find out how to report your actions.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
As a Defra network contractor complete this licence form to allow you to download OceanWise Ltd marine and coastal data.
Information about biodiversity offsetting in pilot areas.
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Hampshire.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
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