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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 the benefits that tree planting and woodland creation bring to water management and water quality.
Find information and support on how to comply with the biosecure procurement requirement for suppliers of plants and trees.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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.
A closed grant for creating native woodland or restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
Legislation title: Guidance on the application of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) for phytosanitary treatment of oak processionary moth (OPM).
Learn how Cabilla Manor Farm used woodland creation to build a resilient business model.
Over two years, Mr Howes has planted a total of 18.54 hectares of new woodland on his farm.
Find out the minimum standards for a deer and mammal risk assessment for woodland creation and how to carry out the survey.
Creating a larger, more connected woodland habitat.
Read the case studies of various career paths within the Forestry Commission.
Enhancing biodiversity, providing a recreation space for the local community and sequestering carbon.
Read about the wide-reaching benefits that tree planting and woodland creation could bring to your farm.
How woodland creation can help biodiversity.
How woodland creation can help you generate income.
Find insight and advice about timber production from other organisations.
The Forestry Commission decision framework for determining when to convert woodland to open habitat, and when compensatory tree planting is required.
Learn about the different ways you can manage your woodland, the steps to create a woodland management plan, and the support and funding available.
Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
A closed grant that helped increase and facilitate the use of home-grown English wood and wood fibre in construction.
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