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Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
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.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.
A Seed Sourcing Grant case study on developing a long-term supply of native tree seed.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
Examples of good practice tree and highway management with respect to trees growing within the curtilage of the highway.
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 a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.
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.
This guidance explains how to consider the historic environment when developing and implementing forestry projects in England.
Learn how Helmingham Estate has extended their existing woodlands and incorporated agroforestry practices and the benefits they provide.
How trees can support your nature recovery plans.
Supplementary guidance for land managers who are responsible for individual and small groups of ash trees that are likely to be infected by ash dieback.
Read this guidance if your Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) contains ash trees.
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is a serious pest of spruce. There are exemptions and restrictions for planting spruce in the demarcated area.
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 take action early to protect your woodland and spruce trees against infestation of the Ips typographus bark beetle in the demarcated area (DMA).
Find out what you need to do if you receive a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) for spruce trees infested with Ips typographus.
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