eAlert: 10 November 2021 - Make the most of autumn
Published 10 November 2021
Applies to England
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1. Make the most of autumn
1.1 Top tips for the best woodland management practices to carry out this season.
Autumn is a key period in the woodland calendar and it’s an ideal time to make sure your woodland is in the best health it can be.
From pruning and thinning to protecting trees from pests and diseases, there’s lots of things you can be doing that will benefit your woodland. It’s also a great time to prepare for the upcoming tree planting season.
How to manage your woodlands in autumn
Read about how to manage your woodland this autumn.
2. Change to the felling licence application process for biosecurity or public safety
2.1 A small number of felling licence applications directly related to the management of tree pests and diseases or a public safety issue, may now be excluded from publication on the Consultation Public Register by the Forestry Commission.
The is intended to streamline the decision-making process for these applications so that landowners and land managers can act swiftly in the case of a biosecurity or public safety risk.
Here’s what you need to know when applying for a tree felling licence
If you urgently require a felling licence due to a tree pest, disease or public safety issue, please provide details within your application. It remains vital that you continue to make felling licence applications in a timely way. It is an offence to fell trees without a felling licence if one is required.
3. Local Authority Treescapes Fund projects get underway
The first payment claims are being processed and finalised for those local authorities who have been successful in the first year of the Local Authority Treescapes Fund.
Many of the projects are now underway and we are already receiving updates from around the country on planting progress.