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eAlert: 27 April 2020 - How the Forestry Commission is supporting the forestry sector during the coronavirus outbreak

This eAlert provides updates on how coronavirus is impacting on the Forestry Commission's business and what we are doing to support the sector.

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eAlert: 27 April 2020 - How the Forestry Commission is supporting the forestry sector during the coronavirus outbreak

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Contents

  • How the Forestry Commission is working with the sector through coronavirus
  • Forestry Commission staff are making site visits for priority regulatory work
  • Extension to the Annual Claim deadline for Countryside Stewardship (CS), Environmental Stewardship (ES) and Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
  • Coronavirus information from the Rural Payments Agency
  • Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier deadline remains unchanged as 1 May 2020
  • Apply for your Felling Licences online
  • Don’t get penalised for breach of cross compliance regulations
  • The next HS2 Woodland Fund deadline is next Friday
  • £10m to boost tree planting in second auction of Woodland Carbon Guarantee
  • Environmental Land Management (ELM) Policy Discussion Document paused until further notice
  • Let us know how we are doing
Published 27 April 2020