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Read this guidance if your Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) contains ash trees.
A brief overview of the grants and other incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health. Helping you decide which you might need to look at in more detail.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
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.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Good practice guidance on woodland management and planning, including species conservation, for owners of ancient and native woodland.
Use these examples to help develop your own Woodland Creation Design Plan. You can apply to the Woodland Creation Planning Grant for funding to support this.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.
Find information on woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, useful guidance, and the regulations you’ll need to follow.
This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
Innovation fund supporting nurseries to increase and diversify domestic tree supply.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
How woodland creation can help biodiversity.
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