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Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within woodland supplement 3: squirrel control and management.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
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.
Sign up to Forestry Commission newsletters for updates, news, information and guidance. Find out how to unsubscribe or update your subscriptions.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
A closed grant that provided funding to improve, expand, automate or mechanise the production of trees and tree seed.
The Spruce Site Assessment (SSA) grant is for landowners and land managers in England with spruce trees on land inside the Ips typographus Proactive Spruce Removal Area.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Use this guide and the templates to determine works within woodland supplement 1 for the control and management of deer.
A list of grants and incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health from the Forestry Commission.
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.
A closed grant that provided funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production.
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.
Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.
Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
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