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This note provides information on changes implemented to the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) in December 2023 and how we will apply these to applications and existing agreements.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started before August 2019.
We are looking for novel proposals to create at least 100ha of new woodland to be planted by 31 March 2025.
Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
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.
A Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) Case Study: mechanising the preparation, sowing, weeding and lifting of seed beds.
Greg Beeton, Divisional Partner & Agricultural Business Consultant from project developer Brown & Co talk about the The Woodland Carbon Guarantee.
Supplementary guidance on how to produce adequate photographic evidence for specific claims administered by the Forestry Commission.
Supplementary guidance on the rules about changing ownership of land under a Forestry Commission grant scheme.
Transforming underused land into profitable woodland.
Common Farm Woods is a new woodland planted under the Countryside Stewardship scheme in a partnership between the Forestry Commission, Swindon Borough Council and the local community.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2017.
Find an explanation of what the Forestry Commission expects for the management of deadwood habitat through the Woodland Management Grant (WMG).
Supplementary guidance on how Forestry Commission England handles EWGS business during the transition from EWGS (2007-13) to the CS programme (2014-20).
Creating a larger, more connected woodland habitat.
A guide on the different roles involved in working in the forestry industry.
Read the case studies of various career paths within the forestry sector.
Find out how creating woodland can benefit your business, and how you can diversify your income, offset emissions, and benefit your land, crops, and livestock.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
This guidance explains how to consider the historic environment when developing and implementing forestry projects in England.
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