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A closed scheme that helped accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
Practical advice for woodland owners and managers on what to look out for and do in your woodland across spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Find out how to improve permanent access and infrastructure at woodlands you manage.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
How to respond to extreme weather events affecting your woodland and the steps you can take to improve its resilience against future risks.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
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…
When and how to appeal a forestry restocking notice, what evidence to include, where to send your appeal and how your appeal is decided.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Read about eligibility and what to include when applying for the woodland resilience supplement CWS5 through the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offer.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
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.
Information on training courses and guidance on choosing the right path for a career in forestry.
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).
Natural colonisation is the process by which trees colonise new ground from existing local sources. This can happen through seed which has been dispersed by birds, mammals, wind or gravity, or by vegetative colonisation wher…
Find forestry and tree nurseries in your local area and in Great Britain using the forestry nurseries directory and tree nurseries directory (agroforestry).
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