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A closed scheme that helped accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Find out how to sustainably manage forests and woodlands to protect and enhance the water environment.
How to plan for and manage the risks associated with oak processionary moth (OPM) on oak trees on your land.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Find out how to implement good biosecurity to protect trees and woodland
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.
Find out about funded projects that are enhancing and facilitating tree production methods used in England.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
Guidance and resources to help local authorities plan, protect and manage trees and woodland.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
Climate change management guidance for landowners, foresters and farmers to strengthen woodland management and combat the effects of climate change.
Find out how to complete a Woodland Condition Assessment (WCA) as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Agreement or as a standalone capital item.
How to identify tree damage by deer and grey squirrels.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
How to get Natural England’s consent for works on or near a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) when you apply for a felling licence or woodland grant agreement.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
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