Landowners: hosting a pond as part of the great crested newt district level licensing scheme
Updated 16 April 2025
Applies to England
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If you바카라 사이트re a landowner in England, you may be eligible to take part in the Natural England district level licensing scheme for great crested newts.
By hosting a pond on your land, you바카라 사이트ll:
- support nature, by providing a habitat for a protected species
- provide benefits to other forms of wildlife
- have a funded pond on your land for 25 years
If you바카라 사이트re interested in taking part in the scheme, enquire with your local habitat delivery partner to see if your site is suitable.
How district level licensing works for landowners
Natural England바카라 사이트s habitat delivery partners can advise if you can have a pond created or restored on your land for great crested newts.
Whether you can have a pond under the scheme depends on:
- the demand for ponds in your area
- whether your land falls in a suitable location for great crested newts
Habitat delivery partners can discuss this with you.
Habitat delivery partners
The delivery partners Natural England are working with are:
North East
- Northumberland 바카라 사이트
- Durham and Darlington 바카라 사이트
- Tees Valley 바카라 사이트
- Cumbria 바카라 사이트
Yorkshire and the Humber
- Yorkshire 바카라 사이트 and
- North Lincolnshire 바카라 사이트
North West
- Lancashire 바카라 사이트
- Greater Manchester and Warrington 바카라 사이트
- Cheshire (East) 바카라 사이트
- Cheshire (West) 바카라 사이트
East Midlands
- Derbyshire 바카라 사이트
- Leicestershire 바카라 사이트 , and
West Midlands
- Shropshire 바카라 사이트
- Telford & Wrekin 바카라 사이트
East of England
- Cambridgeshire 바카라 사이트 and
- Norfolk 바카라 사이트 , and
- Suffolk 바카라 사이트 and
- Essex 바카라 사이트 and
South East
- Hertfordshire 바카라 사이트
- Kent 바카라 사이트
South West
- Wiltshire 바카라 사이트 and
- South Gloucestershire 바카라 사이트
- North Somerset 바카라 사이트
- Somerset 바카라 사이트
You can find the contact details for each habitat delivery partner on their website.
The district level licensing scheme does not cover every area in England. If there is not a habitat delivery partner listed for your area, you might be covered by the .
Suitable locations for ponds
Natural England publishes strategic opportunity areas for great crested newts on the . You can use this to check whether your land is in a suitable location.
Ponds created or restored under district level licensing mustΒ be between 150 and 1,000 metres squared. If you바카라 사이트re planning on having a pond restored under the scheme, the pond must be currently completely unsuitable for great crested newts.
Your local habitat delivery partner can advise you on suitable pond locations and the exact requirements.
Funding
Ponds delivered under district level licensing are funded for 25 years. This includes any required monitoring or maintenance works.Β
Depending on the exact scale of works and requirements, some landowners may need to contribute to the initial development costs. Your habitat delivery partner can advise you on this.
Get help
Email the great crested newt district level licensing team if you need further information.
Email: gcndll@naturalengland.org.uk
Read the great crested newt district level licensing scheme privacy notice.