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A closed grant for creating native woodland or restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
What you need to do to manage your England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) agreement, meet the requirements and claim payments.
Find out how to apply for funding to improve, expand, automate or mechanise the production of trees and tree seed.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
What happens at a reference committee hearing for a forestry restocking or enforcement notice appeal, how to prepare and what happens next.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
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.
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…
Find a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.
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 how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
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.
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.
A detailed user guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
A closed grant that provided support for activities that enhance the quality, quantity and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
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