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Learn about the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) and its impact on treescapes. Find out how to manage beavers in the wider environment, control access to individual trees, and managing the trees themselves
A detailed guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.
An introduction to agroforestry including the benefits and definitions.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
Information on training courses and guidance on choosing the right path for a career in forestry.
Resources on where to find opportunities for working in forestry.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.
How to identify common constraints and designations in your forestry project’s proposal area and what action to take in relation to individual constraints.
Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.
Get information to help you plan, fund, plant and manage woodland in England, including resources on site preparation and tree protection to long-term management.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
A closed scheme that helped accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Find out how to improve permanent access and infrastructure at woodlands you manage.
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