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Find out about the movement restrictions of spruce trees originating within the Ips typographus demarcated area.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Read the Forestry Commission's guides on how best to manage dog walkers on your woodland. This includes managing dog fouling and protecting wildlife from dogs.
Overview of successful Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) projects.
Resources on where to find opportunities for working in forestry.
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.
Find out what you need to do if you receive a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) for spruce trees infested with Ips typographus.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
Enhancing biodiversity, providing a recreation space for the local community and sequestering carbon.
How to get Natural England’s consent for works on or near a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) when you apply for a felling licence or woodland grant agreement.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the tree health pilot scheme.
These example landscape character appraisals will help you develop your own woodland creation design plan.
Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
A brief overview of England's Community Forests including the support they can offer for tree planting and woodland creation.
Read the latest Plant Health News from the Forestry Commission. Sign up to the plant health newsletter to receive up-to-date forestry trade news.
Find a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.
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 you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.
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