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Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
The Forestry Commission controls tree felling by issuing felling licences. Find out when you need to apply.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
Find out how to create a woodland management plan for grant and felling licence applications. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
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 to use the Rural Payments service to register land and update digital maps.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service.
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access visits item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate item.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the species management plan item.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
Find out when you need a felling licence to fell trees, and what we do if trees are felled without a licence. This can apply to your land, or land you manage.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
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