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Learn more about protecting trees from the European hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (Lepus timidus) and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within woodland supplement 3: squirrel control and management.
A list of grants and incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health from the Forestry Commission.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
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Small rodents include field vole (Microtus agrestris), bank vole (Myodes glareolus), edible dormouse (Glis glis), wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis). Learn more about their impact…
How to identify tree damage by deer and grey squirrels.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
The Spruce Site Assessment (SSA) grant is for landowners and land managers in England with spruce trees on land inside the Ips typographus Proactive Spruce Removal Area.
A closed grant that provided funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production.
Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).
Learn more about protecting trees from domestic cattle (Bos taurus), domestic and feral sheep (Ovis aries), domestic and feral goats (Capra hircus) and European bison (Bison bonasus).
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
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.
Find out how to notify the Forestry Commission if you plan to invoke the force majeure clause in your Forestry Commission grant.
Good practice guidance on woodland management and planning, including species conservation, for owners of ancient and native woodland.
Learn more about protecting trees from the domestic pig (Sus domesticus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa).
If you need to include a map with an application to the Forestry Commission, we will create an OS MasterMap® free of charge for you.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
Find out how to complete a Woodland Condition Assessment (WCA) as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Agreement or as a standalone capital item.
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