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  • Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.

  • An introduction to agroforestry including the benefits and definitions.

  • Apply for funding to create woodland under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).

  • Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.

  • Find out how to identify and manage ash dieback if you own or manage ash trees. This includes private tree owners, woodland owners, farmers and local authorities.

  • Information on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for forestry projects in England. Guidance on whether you need to submit an EIA application form to the Forestry Commission.

  • How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.

  • Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.

  • How to identify common constraints and designations in your forestry project’s proposal area and what action to take in relation to individual constraints.

  • An overview of tree felling, environmental considerations and the permission you need.

  • Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme, if you’re eligible and how to apply.

  • Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).

  • Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.

  • Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.

  • Find out how to identify, protect and manage ridge and furrow earthworks in forestry projects.

  • A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.

  • Find out how to apply for funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production. 

  • Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.

  • Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.

  • Find out how continuous cover forestry benefits your woodland.