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Register for a licence to survey bats using your hand, artificial light, endoscopes and hand-held nets for research, conservation or development projects.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for research, conservation or development projects.
Ecologists can use European protected species (EPS) policies on development sites to benefit EPS by changing survey, mitigation or compensation methods.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to take, disturb or possess hazel dormice to survey for research, conservation or development projects.
Find out what experience and references you need to support your application or registration, and what form your referees need to complete.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
How to manage Eurasian beavers on your land without a licence and when you need a licence in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow work that could disturb them or damage their burrows and report your actions.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
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