Skip to main content
  1. Home
Rural and countryside

Guidance and regulation

1,035 results

1,035 results sorted by Most viewed
  • Storing silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil

    Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Rules for farmers and land managers to prevent water pollution

    What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • How to do the SFI actions for hedgerows

    Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
    • Updated:
  • SP6: Cattle grazing supplement

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cattle grazing supplement.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • GS15: Haymaking supplement

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the haymaking supplement.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Make changes to your rural land maps online or get an RLE1 form

    If you’re a farmer, landowner or grower, you can request changes to your digital maps and register new land online. You can also transfer or remove land.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
    • Updated:
  • King Charles III England Coast Path: overview of progress

    Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.

    • From: Natural England
    • Updated:
  • Tree felling: getting permission

    This booklet tells you what you need to know about getting permission to fell any trees for yourself or for someone else.

    • From: Forestry Commission
    • Updated:
  • WD2: Woodland improvement

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland improvement option.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • The UK Forestry Standard

    This guidance sets out the UK governments' approach to sustainable forestry, including standards and requirements, regulations and monitoring, and reporting.

    • From: Forestry Commission
    • Updated:
  • Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund

    The newly expanded Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund covers training costs for short, practical forestry and arboriculture courses.

    • From: Forestry Commission
    • Updated:
  • BN12: Stone wall restoration

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • BN7: Hedgerow gapping-up

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Report suspected illegal tree felling

    If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.

    • From: Forestry Commission
    • Updated:
  • Stop ragwort and other harmful weeds from spreading

    How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • River Thames: distances and measurements for boaters

    Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.

    • From: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • Tree felling: overview

    To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.

    • From: Forestry Commission
    • Updated:
  • Control and monitor emissions for your environmental permit

    How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Tree planting and woodland creation: overview

    Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.

    • From: Forestry Commission
    • Updated:
  • AB7: Whole crop cereals

    Find out about eligibility and requirements for the whole crop cereals option.

    • From: Natural England and 1 others
    • Updated: