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Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
How to plan and access tracks and surfaced haulage roads in woodland – the minimum appropriate standards for construction, repair and maintenance.
If you're an existing Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) grant holder, use these forms and guidance to submit a claim. The LATF is closed for applications.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell larch, sweet ches…
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
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.
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
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.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).
Access to forests and woodland improves physical and mental health. It creates a better understanding of nature, and why we need to protect and nurture it.
If you need to include a map with an application to the Forestry Commission, we will create an OS MasterMap® free of charge for you.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
How to identify tree damage by deer and grey squirrels.
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