Forestry Commission
- Countryside Stewardship: Woodland Support
- Tree felling: overview
- Felling Licences
- Tree planting and woodland creation: overview
- Create a woodland management plan
- Report suspected illegal tree felling
- Tree pests and diseases
- Importing and exporting wood and timber products
- eAlerts
- Climate change and resilient woodlands
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A calendar of online and face-to-face events, and details of shows and exhibitions we will be attending.
The Development Woodland Officer programme offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector for people from all backgrounds and abilities
Apply online for a felling licence
Guidance
Use this guide to apply for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service
We’re now into our third planting season since the Programme got off the ground, and we explored some of the build-up in our August blog.
Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.
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The Forestry Commission increases the value of woodlands to society and the environment.
Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies.
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- Open access restriction at Roughside Bothy: how to comment
- Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028)
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Forestry Commission spend over £25,000 (2022)
- Business Impact Target - Non-Qualifying Regulatory Provisions summary list: December 2021-2022
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Forestry Commission
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
United Kingdom
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0300 067 4000
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Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
United Kingdom
Telephone
0300 067 4000
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