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The Forestry England Woodland Partnership is a leasehold scheme creating new woodlands across England in partnership with private and public landowners.
This Operations Note sets out how Local Authorities can best evidence the need for tree felling without a felling licence, and defend against allegations of alleged illegal tree felling.
Read about the family farm financial case study, to help understand woodland creation financials on a 10 hectare site.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the tree health pilot scheme tree health advice package.
How woodland creation can help biodiversity.
Learn more about protecting trees from the domestic pig (Sus domesticus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa).
Find out about the movement restrictions of spruce trees originating within the Ips typographus demarcated area.
The toolkit provides step-by-step guidance for local authorities to develop an effective trees and woodland strategy to realise the multiple benefits trees can deliver to their communities.
Read the rules on whether land managers can access other sources of ecosystem services payments alongside England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) payments.
Find out about the projects that are helping to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of seed stands and seed orchards.
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.
Supplementary guidance on the rules about changing ownership of land under a Forestry Commission grant scheme.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Creating a legacy woodland to benefit the landscape, wildlife, and the community.
If you are developing a woodland creation proposal, read how to assess the proposal's impact on the water environment and when to seek guidance.
Examples of good practice tree and highway management with respect to trees growing within the curtilage of the highway.
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.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
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