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A closed grant for creating native woodland or restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.
Check which trees are eligible under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) agroforestry action.
Read how woodland creation can capture carbon, and how it can help your business.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell larch, sweet ches…
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
A brief overview of England's Community Forests including the support they can offer for tree planting and woodland creation.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
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 request alternative felling permissions and/or restocking conditions on an approved felling licence from the Forestry Commission.
Overview of successful Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) projects.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
Forestry Commission guidance on design techniques, processes and how to document forest management plans.
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is a serious pest of spruce. There are exemptions and restrictions for planting spruce in the demarcated area.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
The Forestry Commission decision framework for determining when to convert woodland to open habitat, and when compensatory tree planting is required.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Find out what you can do to prevent or help minimise the introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of tree pests and diseases in the UK.
Find out the minimum standards for a deer and mammal risk assessment for woodland creation and how to carry out the survey.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
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