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Find out how to apply for funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
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).
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
The UKFS defines the government requirements for forestry in the UK. It provides a basis for regulation and monitoring, including national and international reporting.
Criteria for the Environment Agency to use when enforcing the Farming Rules for Water, particularly for autumn and winter applications of organic manures.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock and machinery hardcore tracks item.
Find out when you need a felling license 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 to use the Rural Payments service to register land and update digital maps.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate 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).
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the feasibility study item.
Guidance on methods of minimising annoyance or disturbance caused by the operation of loudspeakers fixed to ice-cream vans and similar vehicles.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
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