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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.
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.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application or registration, and what form your referees need to complete.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
Plants that you need a licence to sell.
Ecologists can use European protected species (EPS) policies on development sites to benefit EPS by changing survey, mitigation or compensation methods.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
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…
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
Check if your item is a ‘worked specimen’ and does not need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
Register for a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under the licence.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
Get a licence to own dead species protected under annex 4 of the Habitats Directive for scientific or educational purposes.
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