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How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer fencing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the scrub control and felling diseased trees item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the stone wall restoration item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the access capital items item.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Use the public registers to find details on proposed forestry work and Forestry Commission decisions to approve or reject proposals.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for planting an agroforestry woodland tree.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
Information on oak processionary moth (OPM) for those who own or manage oak trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.
Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
Boat registration charges for the River Thames.
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.
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