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Resources on where to find opportunities for working in forestry.
Overview of successful Woods into Management (WiM) Forestry Innovation Fund projects.
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.
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
Read this guidance if your Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) contains ash trees.
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.
Climate change management guidance for landowners, foresters and farmers to strengthen woodland management and combat the effects of climate change.
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.
Read how woodland creation can capture carbon, and how it can help your business.
Tree health news is a newsletter with updates and insight on tree health. The Forestry Commission issues these newsletters by email.
Find out about the projects that are helping to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of seed stands and seed orchards.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
The Forestry England Woodland Partnership is a leasehold scheme creating new woodlands across England in partnership with private and public landowners.
A guide on the different roles involved in working in the forestry industry.
How trees can support your nature recovery plans.
These example landscape character appraisals will help you develop your own woodland creation design plan.
Read this woodland creation case study on how woodlands can support a local authority with their net zero plans.
Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
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