Natural England Information Notes

Information and guidance notes on scientific and technical issues, including practical advice to help our staff, partners and others implement work.

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A guide to cage-trapping birds in premises to preserve public health or public safety (Thumbnail link to record) A guide to cage-trapping birds in premises to preserve public health or public safety TIN071 2009/12/18
A guide to those taking part in Alphachloralose stupefying treatments against feral pigeons (Thumbnail link to record) A guide to those taking part in Alphachloralose stupefying treatments against feral pigeons TIN007 2011/01/03
A guide to those taking part in mist-netting birds in buildings (Thumbnail link to record) A guide to those taking part in mist-netting birds in buildings TIN006 2011/01/03
A national climate change vulnerability assessment (Thumbnail link to record) A national climate change vulnerability assessment TIN095 2011/05/06
Access Assessment Process: Detailed Assessment (Thumbnail link to record) Access Assessment Process: Detailed Assessment TIN075 2010/07/19
Access Assessment Process: Initial Review (Thumbnail link to record) Access Assessment Process: Initial Review TIN074 2010/07/19
Access Assessment Process: Procedure Overview (Thumbnail link to record) Access Assessment Process: Procedure Overview TIN073 2010/07/19
Agricultural Land Classification: protecting the best and most versatile agricultural land (Thumbnail link to record) Agricultural Land Classification: protecting the best and most versatile agricultural land TIN049 2009/01/13
An estimate of the value and cost effectiveness of the expanded Walking the Way to Health Initiative scheme 2009 (Thumbnail link to record) An estimate of the value and cost effectiveness of the expanded Walking the Way to Health Initiative scheme 2009 TIN055 2009/07/10
An evidence base for setting organic pollution targets to protect river habitat (Thumbnail link to record) An evidence base for setting organic pollution targets to protect river habitat TIN076 2010/11/11
Arable reversion and climate change: Humberhead Peatlands case study (Thumbnail link to record) Arable reversion and climate change: Humberhead Peatlands case study TIN109 2012/04/04
Arable reversion to species-rich grassland: early management of the new sward (Thumbnail link to record) Arable reversion to species-rich grassland: early management of the new sward TIN068 2010/06/18
Arable reversion to species-rich grassland: establishing a sown sward (Thumbnail link to record) Arable reversion to species-rich grassland: establishing a sown sward TIN067 2010/06/18
Arable reversion to species-rich grassland: site selection and choice of methods (Thumbnail link to record) Arable reversion to species-rich grassland: site selection and choice of methods TIN066 2010/06/18
Assessing ornithological impacts associated with wind farm developments: surveying recommendations (Thumbnail link to record) Assessing ornithological impacts associated with wind farm developments: surveying recommendations TIN008 2007/10/15
Assessing the effects of onshore wind farms on birds (Thumbnail link to record) Assessing the effects of onshore wind farms on birds TIN069 2010/01/07
Badger gates in rabbit-proof fencing (Thumbnail link to record) Badger gates in rabbit-proof fencing TIN026 2011/01/03
Badger problems: advice to householders (Thumbnail link to record) Badger problems: advice to householders TIN004 2011/01/03
Badger problems: use of electric fencing to prevent agricultural damage (Thumbnail link to record) Badger problems: use of electric fencing to prevent agricultural damage TIN027 2011/01/03
Badgers and bovine tuberculosis: on-farm biosecurity and badger exclusion measures (Thumbnail link to record) Badgers and bovine tuberculosis: on-farm biosecurity and badger exclusion measures TIN106 2012/05/02
Bat roosts and timber treatment products (Thumbnail link to record) Bat roosts and timber treatment products TIN092 2011/03/15
Bats and onshore wind turbines (Interim guidance) (Thumbnail link to record) Bats and onshore wind turbines (Interim guidance) TIN051 2012/02/29
Bats and single large wind turbines: Joint Agencies interim guidance (Thumbnail link to record) Bats and single large wind turbines: Joint Agencies interim guidance TIN059 2009/09/18
Bats in Churches: a management guide (Thumbnail link to record) Bats in Churches: a management guide TIN043 2011/01/03
Bats: European protected species (Thumbnail link to record) Bats: European protected species SIN010 2007/10/19
Birds: problems on livestock units (Thumbnail link to record) Birds: problems on livestock units TIN031 2011/01/03
Bracken (Thumbnail link to record) Bracken SIN011 2008/10/16
Bracken management and control (Thumbnail link to record) Bracken management and control TIN048 2008/10/16
Bracken management: ecological, archaeological and landscape issues and priorities (Thumbnail link to record) Bracken management: ecological, archaeological and landscape issues and priorities TIN047 2008/10/16
Brown hare (Thumbnail link to record) Brown hare SIN001 2007/05/17
Bullfinches: preventing damage to fruit (Thumbnail link to record) Bullfinches: preventing damage to fruit TIN032 2011/01/03
Catching and releasing wild game birds: a legal summary (Thumbnail link to record) Catching and releasing wild game birds: a legal summary TIN104 2012/04/23
Coastal Access Plans in England: Guidance on strategic environmental assessment and habitats regulations appraisal (Thumbnail link to record) Coastal Access Plans in England: Guidance on strategic environmental assessment and habitats regulations appraisal TIN096 2011/06/10
Control of Canada geese: round-up and cull during the moult (flightless period) (Thumbnail link to record) Control of Canada geese: round-up and cull during the moult (flightless period) TIN046 2011/01/03
Control of Rabbits: information for occupiers of land - Pests Act 1954 WML-G22 2011/01/01
Deer: problems in urban and suburban areas (Thumbnail link to record) Deer: problems in urban and suburban areas TIN044 2011/07/25
Devon field boundaries: restoration standards for agri-environment schemes (Thumbnail link to record) Devon field boundaries: restoration standards for agri-environment schemes TIN039 2008/03/13
Dormouse: European protected species (Thumbnail link to record) Dormouse: European protected species SIN005 2007/10/19
Environmental Stewardship and climate change mitigation (Thumbnail link to record) Environmental Stewardship and climate change mitigation TIN107 2012/04/04
Farm rodent control - how to protect dormice (Thumbnail link to record) Farm rodent control - how to protect dormice TIN002 2011/01/03
Feral wild boar (Thumbnail link to record) Feral wild boar SIN002 2007/06/18
Fisheries and the presence of cormorants (Thumbnail link to record) Fisheries and the presence of cormorants TIN041 2011/01/03
Fisheries and the presence of goosanders and grey herons (Thumbnail link to record) Fisheries and the presence of goosanders and grey herons TIN040 2011/01/03
Green walls: an introduction to the flora and fauna of walls (Thumbnail link to record) Green walls: an introduction to the flora and fauna of walls TIN030 2009/02/11
Green walls: specialist and companion plant species (Thumbnail link to record) Green walls: specialist and companion plant species TIN052 2009/02/11
Guidance on dealing with the changing distribution of tree species (Thumbnail link to record) Guidance on dealing with the changing distribution of tree species TIN053 2009/03/05
Guidance on protecting soils and the historic environment when restoring or re-creating lowland heathland (Thumbnail link to record) Guidance on protecting soils and the historic environment when restoring or re-creating lowland heathland TIN054 2009/05/19
Guidelines for monitoring peatland restoration (Thumbnail link to record) Guidelines for monitoring peatland restoration TIN097 2011/09/02
House mice: options for management and control (Thumbnail link to record) House mice: options for management and control TIN034 2012/01/04
How to grow nectar flower mixtures (Thumbnail link to record) How to grow nectar flower mixtures TIN094 2011/05/06
Illustrated guide to black grouse (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to black grouse TIN087 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to grey partridge (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to grey partridge TIN091 2011/05/06
Illustrated guide to hedgerow network restoration (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to hedgerow network restoration TIN085 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to lowland chalk and limestone grassland (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to lowland chalk and limestone grassland TIN082 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to managing farmland for lapwings (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to managing farmland for lapwings TIN090 2011/05/06
Illustrated guide to managing historic environment features (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to managing historic environment features TIN086 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to managing lowland wet grassland for snipe (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to managing lowland wet grassland for snipe TIN089 2011/05/06
Illustrated guide to managing neutral pasture for wildlife (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to managing neutral pasture for wildlife TIN088 2011/05/06
Illustrated guide to ponds and scrapes (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to ponds and scrapes TIN079 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to purple moorgrass and rush pasture (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to purple moorgrass and rush pasture TIN084 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to rare plants on arable land (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to rare plants on arable land TIN080 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to trees, woodlands and scrub (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to trees, woodlands and scrub TIN078 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to upland limestone grassland (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to upland limestone grassland TIN083 2010/11/12
Illustrated guide to water courses beside grassland (Thumbnail link to record) Illustrated guide to water courses beside grassland TIN081 2010/11/12
Introduction to the scenarios compendium (Thumbnail link to record) Introduction to the scenarios compendium TIN077 2011/03/10
Maritime Cliff and Slope Inventory: MapInfo table Specification (Thumbnail link to record) Maritime Cliff and Slope Inventory: MapInfo table Specification TIN010 2007/10/15
Maritime Cliff and Slope Inventory: digitising guidelines and QA procedures (Thumbnail link to record) Maritime Cliff and Slope Inventory: digitising guidelines and QA procedures TIN011 2007/10/15
Moles: options for management and control (Thumbnail link to record) Moles: options for management and control TIN033 2011/01/03
Natterjack toad: European protected species (Thumbnail link to record) Natterjack toad: European protected species SIN009 2007/10/19
Otter: European protected species (Thumbnail link to record) Otter: European protected species SIN006 2007/10/19
Planning for climate change adaptation: North Doddington Farm (Thumbnail link to record) Planning for climate change adaptation: North Doddington Farm TIN108 2012/04/04
Problems with badgers in rural areas (Thumbnail link to record) Problems with badgers in rural areas TIN005 2011/01/03
Protecting water from agricultural run-off: an introduction (Thumbnail link to record) Protecting water from agricultural run-off: an introduction TIN098 2011/09/01
Protecting water from agricultural run-off: buffer strips (Thumbnail link to record) Protecting water from agricultural run-off: buffer strips TIN100 2011/09/01
Protecting water from agricultural run-off: water retention measures (Thumbnail link to record) Protecting water from agricultural run-off: water retention measures TIN099 2011/09/01
Rabbits: management options for preventing damage (Thumbnail link to record) Rabbits: management options for preventing damage TIN003 2011/01/03
Rabbits: use of cage-trapping to prevent agricultural damage (Thumbnail link to record) Rabbits: use of cage-trapping to prevent agricultural damage TIN024 2011/01/03
Rabbits: use of fencing to prevent agricultural damage (Thumbnail link to record) Rabbits: use of fencing to prevent agricultural damage TIN023 2011/01/03
Rats: control on livestock units (Thumbnail link to record) Rats: control on livestock units TIN058 2012/01/04
Rats: options for controlling infestations (Thumbnail link to record) Rats: options for controlling infestations TIN057 2012/01/04
Reducing the impact of comorants: the use of fish refuges (Thumbnail link to record) Reducing the impact of comorants: the use of fish refuges TIN028 2011/01/03
Reducing the impact of fish-eating birds - the use of nets and wires (Thumbnail link to record) Reducing the impact of fish-eating birds - the use of nets and wires TIN029 2011/01/03
Reptile mitigation guidelines TIN102 2011/09/09
Roman snails and development (Thumbnail link to record) Roman snails and development TIN103 2011/10/12
Sand lizard: European protected species (Thumbnail link to record) Sand lizard: European protected species SIN008 2007/10/19
Seed sources for grassland restoration and re-creation in Environmental stewardship (Thumbnail link to record) Seed sources for grassland restoration and re-creation in Environmental stewardship TIN038 2008/03/06
Selecting indicators of success for grassland enhancement (Thumbnail link to record) Selecting indicators of success for grassland enhancement TIN050 2009/01/20
Shelter woods to prevent wind erosion (Thumbnail link to record) Shelter woods to prevent wind erosion TIN093 2011/03/29
Smooth snake: European protected species (Thumbnail link to record) Smooth snake: European protected species SIN007 2007/10/19
Soil sampling for habitat recreation and restoration (Thumbnail link to record) Soil sampling for habitat recreation and restoration TIN035 2008/02/21
Soil texture (Thumbnail link to record) Soil texture TIN037 2008/02/21
Soils and agri-environment schemes: interpretation of soil analysis (Thumbnail link to record) Soils and agri-environment schemes: interpretation of soil analysis TIN036 2008/02/21
Solar parks: maximising environmental benefits (Thumbnail link to record) Solar parks: maximising environmental benefits TIN101 2011/09/09
Sward enhancement: choice of methods (Thumbnail link to record) Sward enhancement: choice of methods TIN062 2010/06/22
Sward enhancement: diversifying grassland by oversowing and slot seeding (Thumbnail link to record) Sward enhancement: diversifying grassland by oversowing and slot seeding TIN064 2010/06/22
Sward enhancement: diversifying grassland by spreading species-rich green hay (Thumbnail link to record) Sward enhancement: diversifying grassland by spreading species-rich green hay TIN063 2010/06/22
Sward enhancement: diversifying grassland using pot-grown wildflowers or seedling plugs (Thumbnail link to record) Sward enhancement: diversifying grassland using pot-grown wildflowers or seedling plugs TIN065 2009/11/12
Sward enhancement: selection of suitable sites (Thumbnail link to record) Sward enhancement: selection of suitable sites TIN061 2009/11/12
The Animal Welfare Act 2006: what it means for wildlife (Thumbnail link to record) The Animal Welfare Act 2006: what it means for wildlife TIN072 2010/08/19
The historic environment and woodland management (Thumbnail link to record) The historic environment and woodland management TIN001 2009/03/11
The management of problems caused by Canada geese: a guide to best practice (Thumbnail link to record) The management of problems caused by Canada geese: a guide to best practice TIN009 2011/01/03
The red fox in rural areas (Thumbnail link to record) The red fox in rural areas SIN004 2007/09/04
The use of lime on semi-natural grassland in agri-environment schemes (Thumbnail link to record) The use of lime on semi-natural grassland in agri-environment schemes TIN045 2011/11/22
The use of yellow rattle to facilitate grassland diversification (Thumbnail link to record) The use of yellow rattle to facilitate grassland diversification TIN060 2009/11/12
Traditional orchards: a summary (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: a summary TIN012 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: an introduction to pruning (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: an introduction to pruning TIN015 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: formative pruning of young trees (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: formative pruning of young trees TIN016 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: fruit tree health (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: fruit tree health TIN019 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: glossary (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: glossary TIN021 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: maintenance pruning (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: maintenance pruning TIN017 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: orchards and wildlife (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: orchards and wildlife TIN020 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: planting and establishing fruit trees (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: planting and establishing fruit trees TIN014 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: restoring and managing mature and neglected orchards (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: restoring and managing mature and neglected orchards TIN018 2010/10/19
Traditional orchards: site and tree selection (Thumbnail link to record) Traditional orchards: site and tree selection TIN013 2010/10/19
Urban foxes (Thumbnail link to record) Urban foxes SIN003 2007/07/26
Urban grey squirrels (Thumbnail link to record) Urban grey squirrels TIN056 2011/01/03
Use of liquid parafin BP to prevent eggs of certain birds from hatching (Thumbnail link to record) Use of liquid parafin BP to prevent eggs of certain birds from hatching TIN022 2011/01/03
Using high-visibility barrier-tape to deter mute swans from agricultural crops (Thumbnail link to record) Using high-visibility barrier-tape to deter mute swans from agricultural crops TIN070 2011/01/03
Using one-way gates on badger sett entrances (Thumbnail link to record) Using one-way gates on badger sett entrances TIN025 2011/01/03
Water voles and development: licensing policy (Thumbnail link to record) Water voles and development: licensing policy TIN042 2011/01/03