Archived government news
May 2024
Press release: Podcast exploring relationship with the sea to be broadcast Thursday, 16 May 2024
GS4: Legume and herb-rich swards Wednesday, 15 May 2024
HE1: Historic and archaeological feature protection Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Form: Capital grant application form: implementation plan (PA1) and feasibi… Wednesday, 15 May 2024
SB6: Rhododendron control Wednesday, 15 May 2024
SB1: Scrub control and felling diseased trees Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Form: Capital grant application form: implementation plan (PA1) and feasibi… Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Press release: Work begins to shape vision for the Earnse Project in Cumbri… Wednesday, 15 May 2024
PA2: Feasibility study Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Guidance: Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and improve the l… Wednesday, 15 May 2024
National Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Adults' Dat… Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Guidance: Bats: mitigation class licence to allow low impact work on bat ro… Tuesday, 14 May 2024
FY2: Woodland infrastructure Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Form: Charged environmental advice service request form Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Form: Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers Friday, 10 May 2024
Transparency data: Natural England organisation structure Friday, 10 May 2024
Press release: Thousands of south west homes to be enabled by latest Nutrie… Friday, 10 May 2024
Press release: Thousands of south west homes to be enabled by latest Nutrie… Friday, 10 May 2024
TE7: Tree guard (wood post and rail) Thursday, 09 May 2024
TE6: Tree guard (tube and mesh) Thursday, 09 May 2024
Corporate report: Cambridgeshire's National Nature Reserves Thursday, 09 May 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Sunderland marina (2): out… Thursday, 09 May 2024
FG2: Sheep netting Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Guidance: Bats: earned recognition class licence for mitigation work on bat… Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Sunderland yacht club (2):… Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Barnack Hills and Holes Na… Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Hollins Hill (2): outcome Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Press release: Discover seaweed beauty and wonder at Cornish Seaweed Festiv… Friday, 03 May 2024
Transparency data: Natural England register of board members' interests Thursday, 02 May 2024
Policy paper: Bovine TB: summary of badger control monitoring during 2023 Wednesday, 01 May 2024
April 2024
Guidance: Protect a traditional term for a wine product Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Corporate report: Cornwall's National Nature Reserves Monday, 29 April 2024
Guidance: Register a biodiversity gain site Friday, 26 April 2024
Form: Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers Thursday, 25 April 2024
Research: Hen harriers: tracking programme update Thursday, 25 April 2024
Guidance: Guidance to help inform when an upland breeding wader survey is n… Friday, 19 April 2024
BN11: Planting new hedges Thursday, 18 April 2024
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Guidance: Register a biodiversity site and allocate to a development Monday, 15 April 2024
Guidance: Sites of special scientific interest: managing your land Monday, 15 April 2024
Guidance: Developers: get environmental advice on your planning proposals Friday, 12 April 2024
Press release: New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the … Thursday, 11 April 2024
Policy paper: Bovine TB: summary of badger control monitoring during 2023 Thursday, 11 April 2024
Policy paper: Bovine TB: summary of supplementary badger control monitoring… Thursday, 11 April 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Boulsworth Hill (2): outco… Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Form: Camping or caravanning exemption certificate application and renewal Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Guidance: Register of enforcement action taken by Natural England Monday, 08 April 2024
Guidance: Creating a habitat management and monitoring plan for BNG Tuesday, 02 April 2024
Research: Natural England – Research at Natural England Tuesday, 02 April 2024
Guidance: Slurry Infrastructure grant: information for local planning autho… Tuesday, 02 April 2024
March 2024
Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbour… Thursday, 28 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path at Mill Creek, Newhaven: Natura… Thursday, 28 March 2024
Guidance: Cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine TB Thursday, 28 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path at Canal Road, Strood: Natural … Thursday, 28 March 2024
Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for the Isle of Wight Thursday, 28 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path at Headon Warren: Natural Engla… Thursday, 28 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path at Ecclesbourne Glen, Hastings … Thursday, 28 March 2024
Transparency data: Natural England gender pay gap report 2023 Thursday, 28 March 2024
Press release: King Charles III England Coast Path opens up Norfolk coastli… Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Statutory guidance: Hazel dormice: survey or research – level 1 licence (CL… Friday, 22 March 2024
Statutory guidance: Hazel dormice: survey or research - level 2 licence (CL… Friday, 22 March 2024
Bottom towed fishing gear prohibited over reef habitats in 13 marine protec… Friday, 22 March 2024
Press release: Derbyshire ash trees playing vital role in protecting specie… Thursday, 21 March 2024
Guidance: Southern North Sea marine area site packages Thursday, 21 March 2024
Guidance: Irish Sea marine area site packages Thursday, 21 March 2024
WD1: Woodland creation - maintenance payments Monday, 18 March 2024
Extension of appointments to the Natural England board Friday, 15 March 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Barnack Hills and Holes Natio… Friday, 15 March 2024
Guidance: How to get paid under an Environmental Stewardship agreement Thursday, 14 March 2024
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Form: Natural England licence: aerial photography and height data (APGB con… Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Sunderland marina (2): how to… Monday, 11 March 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Sunderland yacht club (2): ho… Monday, 11 March 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Hemyock Common (2): outcom… Friday, 08 March 2024
Press release: Podcast explores young people of colour's relationship with … Friday, 08 March 2024
Transparency data: Summary of wildlife licences issued by Natural England i… Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the south of England Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the south west of England Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path from Wallasea Island to Burnham… Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path at Portsmouth to South Hayling:… Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the east of England Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path from Hunstanton to Sutton Bridg… Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path from Shotley Gate to Felixstowe… Monday, 04 March 2024
February 2024
Guidance: Sites of special scientific interest: appeal a management notice Thursday, 29 February 2024
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the east of England Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Guidance: Using the nutrient neutrality calculators Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Form: Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Form: Roman Walls Loughs SAC: nutrient neutrality calculator Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Boulsworth Hill 1 (2): how to… Monday, 26 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Longridge Fell (2): how to co… Monday, 26 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Boulsworth Hill (2): how to c… Monday, 26 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Halstead and other farms (2):… Monday, 26 February 2024
Form: Natural England licence: Ordnance Survey mapping data Thursday, 22 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at West Nab (2): how to comment Thursday, 22 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Deer Hill site A (2): how to … Thursday, 22 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Deer Hill site B (2): how to … Thursday, 22 February 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Diggle Rifle Range (2): how t… Thursday, 22 February 2024
Statutory guidance: Edible dormice: licence to trap them (CL02) Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Open consultation: Bovine TB: comment on an application for a supplementary… Monday, 19 February 2024
Policy paper: The Nature Recovery Network Friday, 16 February 2024
Guidance: Buy statutory biodiversity credits Friday, 16 February 2024
Guidance: Estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits Friday, 16 February 2024
Form: Buy statutory biodiversity credits form Friday, 16 February 2024
Form: Record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains form Friday, 16 February 2024
Guidance: Register a biodiversity site and allocate to a development Friday, 16 February 2024
Devon National Nature Reserve extension to boost nature recovery Friday, 16 February 2024
Guidance: Slurry Infrastructure grant: information for local planning autho… Thursday, 15 February 2024
Form: Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers Thursday, 15 February 2024
Corporate report: Devon's National Nature Reserves Thursday, 15 February 2024
Notice: Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve: change to site area Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Wednesday, 14 February 2024
National Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Adults' Dat… Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Combining environmental payments: biodiversity net gain (BNG) and… Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Creating a habitat management and monitoring plan for BNG Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Biodiversity gain sites register: terms and conditions Monday, 12 February 2024
Statutory guidance: Statutory biodiversity credits: terms and conditions Monday, 12 February 2024
Form: Authorise an agent to act your behalf form Monday, 12 February 2024
Form: Buy statutory biodiversity credits form Monday, 12 February 2024
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path between East Hill and Cowden Pa… Friday, 09 February 2024
Open consultation: Proposed changes to wildlife licence charges: how to com… Tuesday, 06 February 2024
Guidance: Slurry Infrastructure grant: information for local planning autho… Tuesday, 06 February 2024
Guidance: Social clubs: get an exemption to camp without a licence Friday, 02 February 2024
January 2024
Guidance: Changing uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land: when you need… Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Transparency data: Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations: public regi… Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Form: Apply for consent to change uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Form: Agent authorisation form: change uncultivated, semi-natural and rural… Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Form: Request a consultation to change uncultivated, semi natural or rural … Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Form: Apply for a screening decision: uncultivated land or semi-natural are… Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Form: Apply for a screening decision: restructuring rural land (form EIA1a) Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Research: Hen harriers: tracking programme update Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Research: Natural England – Research at Natural England Monday, 29 January 2024
SP10: Administration of group managed agreements supplement Monday, 29 January 2024
Research: Statistics and technical details for 2024 national indicators Friday, 26 January 2024
Press release: Views sought on ‘super’ National Nature Reserve for Shropshi… Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Transparency data: Natural England organisation structure Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Axe sluice to old ferry cr… Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Lazy Knowe (2): how to commen… Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Corporate report: Natural England action plan 2023 to 2024 Monday, 22 January 2024
Guidance: Enforcement laws: advice on protecting the natural environment in… Friday, 19 January 2024
Guidance: Heather and grass burning: rules and when you need a licence Thursday, 18 January 2024
Form: Camping or caravanning exemption certificate application and renewal Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Notice: Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs National Nature Reserve: change t… Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Hemyock Common (2): how to co… Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Corporate report: Shropshire's National Nature Reserves Thursday, 11 January 2024
Guidance: Register of enforcement action taken by Natural England Tuesday, 09 January 2024
Corporate report: Cambridgeshire's National Nature Reserves Friday, 05 January 2024
Guidance: Public rights of way: landowner responsibilities Thursday, 04 January 2024
BE1: Protection of in-field trees on arable land Thursday, 04 January 2024
BE7: Supplement for restorative pruning of fruit trees Thursday, 04 January 2024
HS1: Maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm or forestry buildings Thursday, 04 January 2024
HS2: Take historic and archaeological features out of cultivation Thursday, 04 January 2024
HS5: Management of historic and archaeological features on grassland Thursday, 04 January 2024
ED1: Educational access Thursday, 04 January 2024
WS1: Deer control and management Thursday, 04 January 2024
WS3: Squirrel control and management Thursday, 04 January 2024
WS4: Access for people Thursday, 04 January 2024
WS2: Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) - restoration and mainten… Thursday, 04 January 2024
Guidance: EIA (Agriculture) regulations: apply to make changes to rural lan… Monday, 01 January 2024
Guidance: Countryside hedgerows: protection and management Monday, 01 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Wild birds and animals: licence to release certain sche… Monday, 01 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Stoats: licence to trap them to conserve wild birds (GL… Monday, 01 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Birds: licence to keep them in show cages for training … Monday, 01 January 2024
December 2023
Press release: Last Northumberland stretch of the England Coast Path opens Friday, 22 December 2023
Guidance: Beavers: how to manage them and when you need a licence Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Research: Analysis of comparability of People and Nature Surveys across UK … Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Corporate report: Natural England terms and conditions for goods and servic… Friday, 15 December 2023
National Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Adults' Dat… Friday, 15 December 2023
Guidance: Woodland owners: tax guidance Friday, 15 December 2023
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path between East Hill and Cowden Pa… Thursday, 14 December 2023
Notice: King Charles III England Coast Path between East Hill and Cowden Pa… Thursday, 14 December 2023
National Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Adults' Dat… Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Press release: Independent review provides recommendations for the manageme… Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Guidance: Great crested newts: district level licensing schemes for develop… Monday, 11 December 2023
Supermarket essentials will no longer be linked to illegal deforestation Saturday, 09 December 2023
Consultation outcome: Open access restriction at Severn Wells Down (2): out… Thursday, 07 December 2023
Guidance: Agreement holders’ information: Environmental Stewardship Thursday, 07 December 2023
Guidance: Habitats regulations assessments: protecting a European site Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Guidance: Developers: get environmental advice on your planning proposals Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Guidance: Construction near protected areas and wildlife Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Guidance: Protected sites and areas: how to review planning applications Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Guidance: Planning and transport authorities: get environmental advice on p… Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Corporate report: Natural England annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 Wednesday, 06 December 2023
November 2023
Guidance: Social clubs: get an exemption to camp without a licence Thursday, 30 November 2023
Form: Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers Thursday, 30 November 2023
Guidance: Creating a habitat management and monitoring plan for biodiversit… Wednesday, 29 November 2023
SP8: Native breeds at risk supplement Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Press release: Natural England action for people and nature ahead of COP28 … Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Guidance: The People and Nature Surveys for England: finding and using the … Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Guidance: Survey methods and technical details Wednesday, 29 November 2023
National Statistics: The Children’s People and Nature Survey for England: 2… Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Guidance: Heritage properties: prepare a heritage management plan Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Guidance: EIA (Agriculture) regulations: apply to make changes to rural lan… Monday, 27 November 2023
Open consultation: Open access restriction at Axe sluice to old ferry cross… Thursday, 23 November 2023
Press release: New sections of England Coast Path to open in the North West Thursday, 23 November 2023
Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Combe Martin to Marsland Mo… Thursday, 23 November 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the north west of England Thursday, 23 November 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the south west of England Thursday, 23 November 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress Thursday, 23 November 2023
Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Cremyll to Kingswear Thursday, 23 November 2023
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Guidance: Social clubs: get an exemption to camp without a licence Monday, 20 November 2023
Official Statistics: The People & Nature Surveys for England Social Media a… Monday, 20 November 2023
Official Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly ind… Friday, 17 November 2023
Official Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly ind… Friday, 17 November 2023
Official Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly ind… Friday, 17 November 2023
Official Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly ind… Friday, 17 November 2023
Official Statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Monthly ind… Friday, 17 November 2023
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Guidance: Natural England privacy notices Tuesday, 07 November 2023
TE5: Supplement for use of individual tree-shelters Tuesday, 07 November 2023
TE4: Supply and plant tree Tuesday, 07 November 2023
TE1: Planting standard hedgerow tree Tuesday, 07 November 2023
RP1: Resurfacing of gateways Tuesday, 07 November 2023
LV8: Pipework associated with livestock troughs Tuesday, 07 November 2023
FG9: Deer fencing Monday, 06 November 2023
FG5: Fencing supplement - difficult sites Monday, 06 November 2023
FG4: Rabbit fencing supplement Monday, 06 November 2023
FG3: Permanent electric fencing Monday, 06 November 2023
FG2: Sheep netting Monday, 06 November 2023
BN13: Top wiring - stone wall Monday, 06 November 2023
BN11: Planting new hedges Monday, 06 November 2023
BN10: Hedgerow supplement - top binding and staking Monday, 06 November 2023
BN7: Hedgerow gapping-up Monday, 06 November 2023
BN6: Hedgerow coppicing Monday, 06 November 2023
WD1: Woodland creation - maintenance payments Wednesday, 01 November 2023
October 2023
Transparency data: Natural England organisation structure Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Form: Natural England licence: Ordnance Survey mapping data Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Guidance: Become a volunteer bat roost visitor Friday, 27 October 2023
TE2: Planting standard parkland tree Friday, 27 October 2023
Guidance: White-clawed crayfish: advice for making planning decisions Thursday, 26 October 2023
Guidance: Protected species and development: advice for local planning auth… Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Guidance: Protected plants, fungi and lichens: advice for making planning d… Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Guidance: Wildlife licences: when you need to apply Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Guidance: Prepare a planning proposal to avoid harm or disturbance to prote… Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Guidance: Freshwater pearl mussels: advice for making planning decisions Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the south east of England Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Press release: Ramsgate to Whitstable King Charles III England Coast Path o… Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Press release: £2.5 million on offer in latest round of Countryside Steward… Monday, 23 October 2023
Corporate report: Somerset's National Nature Reserves Thursday, 19 October 2023
Notice: Mendip National Nature Reserve Thursday, 19 October 2023
Press release: Mendip Hills to be declared a “super” National Nature Reserv… Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Press release: Mendip Hills to be declared a “super” National Nature Reserv… Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path in the south of England Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Map: King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Press release: West Sussex coast path takes another step forward Tuesday, 17 October 2023