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How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you鈥檒l need a licence.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
Find out about a new National Nature Reserve (NNR) in West Yorkshire
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep netting item.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the fencing item.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter bird food option.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.
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