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Use this guide and the templates to determine works within woodland supplement 1 for the control and management of deer.
This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.
Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
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.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
A detailed user guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
How to report a notifiable tree or plant pest or disease.
Get information to help you plan, fund, plant and manage woodland in England, including resources on site preparation and tree protection to long-term management.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
Use these historic woodland datasets to support the development of your forestry project.
How to identify tree damage by small mammals, beavers and domestic grazing species.
Guidance and resources to help local authorities plan, protect and manage trees and woodland.
Sign up to Forestry Commission newsletters for updates, news, information and guidance. Find out how to unsubscribe or update your subscriptions.
Use the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) definition for when land can be classed as woodland for scheme purposes.
The Extraordinary Payment for Restocking in Exceptional Circumstances provides funding to help replace trees planted in 2024/25 that have been affected by hot and dry weather.
This note sets out advice on how to plan and carry out forest operations in woodlands to minimise the possible impacts on red squirrels.
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
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