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Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
Learn how Cabilla Manor Farm used woodland creation to build a resilient business model.
The Forestry England Woodland Partnership is a leasehold scheme creating new woodlands across England in partnership with private and public landowners.
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 about the many benefits that trees can bring to your land and the financial and expert support you can get from the Forestry Commission.
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 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 restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
The 'climate matching tool' helps you consider which tree seeds to plant in light of the changing climate.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
If you're an existing Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) grant holder, use these forms and guidance to submit a claim. The LATF is closed for applications.
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
You must read and agree to these terms and conditions to apply for the local authority grant funding for an oak with oak processionary moth grant.
Find a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.
Read about the UK Forestry Standard's 7 elements of sustainable forest management, and how you can apply them when creating new woodland.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
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).
Guidance on restocking for owners and managers of woodland containing ash. An overview of considerations and signposts to appropriate sources of information.
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