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Read about the rules for the capital grant for farmers and land managers to restock or improve woodland after tree health problems
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.
Find an explanation of what the Forestry Commission expects for the management of deadwood habitat through the Woodland Management Grant (WMG).
How to request alternative felling permissions and/or restocking conditions on an approved felling licence from the Forestry Commission.
The Forestry England Woodland Partnership is a leasehold scheme creating new woodlands across England in partnership with private and public landowners.
How to choose Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant items if you’re part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot scheme.
Hear from Max and Guy Irving who have planted a new 22 hectare woodland to grow their family business.
A Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) Case Study: mechanising the preparation, sowing, weeding and lifting of seed beds.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2017.
Find out how creating woodland can benefit your business, and how you can diversify your income, offset emissions, and benefit your land, crops, and livestock.
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).
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).
This privacy notice applies to Forestry Commission enquiries through GOV.UK submission forms.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started before May 2018.
Supplementary guidance for if you're claiming annual payments as compensation for taking land out of agricultural production to create new woodland instead.
Read about the wide-reaching benefits that tree planting and woodland creation could bring to your farm.
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