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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.
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
What you need to do to manage your England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) agreement, meet the requirements and claim payments.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Check which trees are eligible under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) agroforestry action.
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
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.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).
Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
How to plan and access tracks and surfaced haulage roads in woodland – the minimum appropriate standards for construction, repair and maintenance.
Find out how to create and submit accurate compartment maps and spatial data, such as shapefiles, for the Forestry Commission.
Find out how to sustainably manage forests and woodlands to protect and enhance the water environment.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
Access to forests and woodland improves physical and mental health. It creates a better understanding of nature, and why we need to protect and nurture it.
Learn about the modification options to prevent mammal access to trees and woodland, including: sensory deterrents, fences, tree shelters, bud protectors and vegetation control.
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.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2020.
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