Updates: Protecting trees from mammal damage: technical guidance
2026
Added a link to the Forestry Commission video series on squirrel management in woodlands in the section 'Support, advice, and guidance'.
Updated species susceptible to Eurasian beaver damage and advice around modifying beaver access to trees.
Modifying mammal access to trees
Updated advice around spiral guards and electric fences, removed canvas sacking and replaced with textured 'gritty' paint.