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Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
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.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
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.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Find out what the lead facilitator and group applicants need to do for a group application in the tree health pilot (THP) scheme.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.
How to plan and access tracks and surfaced haulage roads in woodland – the minimum appropriate standards for construction, repair and maintenance.
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.
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
What you need to do to manage your England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) agreement, meet the requirements and claim payments.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
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