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Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Guidance and resources to help local authorities plan, protect and manage trees and woodland.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
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.
This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.
Supplementary guidance for land managers who are responsible for individual and small groups of ash trees that are likely to be infected by ash dieback.
How to respond to extreme weather events affecting your woodland and the steps you can take to improve its resilience against future risks.
Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
How to plan for and manage the risks associated with oak processionary moth (OPM) on oak trees on your land.
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.
Information about sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica), including how to report sightings.
Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
Use this guide and the templates to determine works within woodland supplement 1 for the control and management of deer.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
Information on training courses and guidance on choosing the right path for a career in forestry.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
Good practice guidance on woodland management and planning, including species conservation, for owners of ancient and native woodland.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
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