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Protected plants: apply for a licence to take
them
From:
Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
First published:
6 October 2014
Last updated:
17 July 2015, see all updates
Part of:
Plant licences
Applies to:
England
Get a licence to take European protected plants and certain other protected plants for scientific,
educational or conservation purposes.
Documents
Application for a licence to take wild plants for science,
research, education or conservation (A31)
PDF, 382KB, 14 pages
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Report action taken under this licence
PDF, 191KB, 4 pages
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Guidance on sampling rare aquatic plants
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Detail
Use this application form to apply for a licence take the following plants for scientific,
educational or conservation purposes:
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the European protected species (as listed in schedule 5 of the Conservation of Habitats
and Species Regulations 2010)
the plants listed in schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
You should sample rare aquatic plants in a non-destructive way. You’ll need a licence if you
can’t, but you should be using methods that minimise the impact.
Apply for this licence
To apply for this licence, complete the licence application form and send it to Natural England at
the address provided. You may also need to provide written references to support your
application. Use this reference form.
How to report your actions
You must keep a record of any actions taken under this licence and return it to Natural England
within 2 weeks of the licence’s expiry date. Use the reporting form provided above.
Published:
6 October 2014
Updated:
17 July 2015
+ full page history
17 July 2015 3:25pm
Replaced application and report forms with revised, interactive PDF versions.
23 April 2015 4:14pm
edited detail text after consulting Natural England's subject matter expert: You should
sample rare aquatic plants in a non-destructive way. You'll need a licence if you can't, but
you should be using methods that minimise the impact.
6 October 2014 5:41pm
First published.
From:
Natural England
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Part of:
Plant licences
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