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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.
How to prepare or review a management plan for a Protected Landscape in England.
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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.
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How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
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Register for a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects.
How to apply for an individual licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges on special protection areas, special areas of conservation, or within 500 metres of their boundaries.
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