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This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Guidance and resources to help local authorities plan, protect and manage trees and woodland.
A closed scheme that helped accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
How to plan and access tracks and surfaced haulage roads in woodland – the minimum appropriate standards for construction, repair and maintenance.
Find out how to sustainably manage forests and woodlands to protect and enhance the water environment.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
Climate change management guidance for landowners, foresters and farmers to strengthen woodland management and combat the effects of climate change.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
Find out about funded projects that are enhancing and facilitating tree production methods used in England.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.
An guide produced by Forestry Commission, Forest Research and Natural England to provide a decision framework for landowners on where to establish trees and where to restore peat.
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.
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.
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.
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
Read how a bareroot tree and hedging nursery used funding from the Tree Production Capital Grant to create a sustainable farming business.
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