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A case study exploring the development of a small-leaved lime seed stand in Oxley Wood.
Supplementary guidance on how to produce adequate photographic evidence for specific claims administered by the Forestry Commission.
Advice to woodland owners and managers on UK timber procurement policy, EU Timber Regulation, and supplying woodfuel to renewable energy and heat markets.
Creating a legacy woodland to benefit the landscape, wildlife, and the community.
Supplementary guidance on the treatment of carbon finance as co-funding for woodland creation receiving grant-aid through the English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS).
Supplementary guidance on how Forestry Commission England handles EWGS business during the transition from EWGS (2007-13) to the CS programme (2014-20).
Guidance for the steps Grant Recipients need to take if there is a Notifiable Change to their Urban Tree Challenge Fund agreement.
A collection of Forestry Commission blogs on careers in forestry.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2018.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2017.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
This note will help inform the use of Historic Environment (HE) capital items and multiannual options available on woodland parcels in Higher Tier applications 2022 onwards (Agreement start date January 2023).
Find out which grants are available to farmers and land managers to reduce the impact of flooding.
This Operations Note provides information about the steps Agreement Holders need to take where a Change in Management Control, including a Succession, will or is intended to take place.
Farmers and land managers need to take action to avoid repaying grants for Environmental Stewardship (ES) or Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started before May 2018.
Supplementary guidance for local authorities: find advice on when a felling licence may be needed to fell trees on land used as public open space.
Supplementary guidance for if you're claiming annual payments as compensation for taking land out of agricultural production to create new woodland instead.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
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