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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.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
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 create and submit accurate compartment maps and spatial data, such as shapefiles, for the Forestry Commission.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
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.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Find out how to sustainably manage forests and woodlands to protect and enhance the water environment.
This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.
This note sets out advice on how to plan and carry out forest operations in woodlands to minimise the possible impacts on red squirrels.
Find out what the lead facilitator and group applicants need to do for a group application in the tree health pilot (THP) scheme.
A brief overview of England's Community Forests including the support they can offer for tree planting and woodland creation.
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
Climate change management guidance for landowners, foresters and farmers to strengthen woodland management and combat the effects of climate change.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
This guidance sets out the need to contact historic environment organisations during the development of forestry projects and provides template emails that proposers can use.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
Support available for forestry employers to host Level 3 and Level 6 apprentices.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
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