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Find out how to create a woodland management plan. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland, and can be used for grant and felling licence applications.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the concrete yard renewal item.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
The UKFS defines the government requirements for forestry in the UK. It provides a basis for regulation and monitoring, including national and international reporting.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate item.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the species management plan item.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access visits item.
Find out about the Forestry Commission’s Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme that offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector.
How to use the Rural Payments service to register land and update digital maps.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock and machinery hardcore tracks item.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
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