Natural England

District Level Licensing: Hundreds of homes found for great crested newts

Natural England, 13 May 2020 - Uncategorized

Jen Almond, Natural England’s District Level Licensing Programme Manager, on the progress to date of Natural England’s newt (GCN) licensing.

Chair Tony Juniper on licensing for wildlife management

Tony Juniper, 23 April 2020 - Protected sites and species

One year on from his appointment, Chair Tony Juniper looks at Natural England's role in issuing licences to permit different kinds of wildlife management.

Coronavirus – Guidance on implications for Natural England’s development management advice and wildlife licensing

Defra Press Office, 22 April 2020 - Protected sites and species

Mel Hughes, Sustainable Development Programme Director, provides an update on Natural England’s development management and wildlife licensing services in light of the current COVID-19 restrictions.

Update on licences for control of lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls and of birds on or close to protected sites

Dave Slater, 21 April 2020 - Protected sites and species

Dave Slater, Natural England’s Director for wildlife licensing provides an update on licences for control of lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls and of birds on or close to protected sites.

Natural England issues licences for taking peregrine falcons from the wild for falconry

Dave Slater, 16 April 2020 - Wildlife

Dave Slater, Natural England's Director for wildlife licensing, tells us about the issuing of licences for three falconers to permit the taking of a small number of peregrine falcon chicks from the wild for use in falconry.

Tony Juniper: The Dawn Chorus

Tony Juniper, 10 April 2020 - Mental health and wellbeing

Chair Tony Juniper is rallying the nation to connect with nature this Easter weekend by tuning into one of nature’s most special phenomena: the dawn chorus.