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You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the tree health pilot scheme.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
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 more about protecting trees from the European hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (Lepus timidus) and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
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.
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
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 sustainably manage forests and woodlands to protect and enhance the water environment.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
Find out how to improve permanent access and infrastructure at woodlands you manage.
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…
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.
How you can protect your farming or forestry business from fraud and know what to do if you experience or suspect fraud.
Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
Steps farmers and land managers must take before applying for Countryside Stewardship on common land and shared grazing.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
If you're an existing Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) grant holder, use these forms and guidance to submit a claim. The LATF is closed for applications.
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