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How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow supplement - casting up item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the yard inspection pit item.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting standard hedgerow tree item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting fruit trees item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the first flush rainwater diverters and downpipe filters item.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the repair stone walls item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the scrub control and felling diseased trees item.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for this item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the historic and archaeological feature protection item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and rail) item.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
Apply for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery, and report your actions.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for planting an agroforestry woodland tree.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rhododendron control item.
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