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Find a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
A closed grant that provided funding to improve, expand, automate or mechanise the production of trees and tree seed.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
Find out how to notify the Forestry Commission if you plan to invoke the force majeure clause in your Forestry Commission grant.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.
Sign up to Forestry Commission newsletters for updates, news, information and guidance. Find out how to unsubscribe or update your subscriptions.
Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
This note sets out advice on how to plan and carry out forest operations in woodlands to minimise the possible impacts on red squirrels.
A closed grant for creating native woodland or restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
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.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
Forestry Commission guidance on design techniques, processes and how to document forest management plans.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Supplementary guidance offering clarity on the principles to adopt when considering afforestation on or near priority habitats.
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