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Find out the minimum standards for a deer and mammal risk assessment for woodland creation and how to carry out the survey.
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.
Access to forests and woodland improves physical and mental health. It creates a better understanding of nature, and why we need to protect and nurture it.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
This guidance sets out the need to contact historic environment organisations during the development of forestry projects and provides template emails that proposers can use.
Find out about the projects that are helping to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of seed stands and seed orchards.
Natural colonisation is the process by which trees colonise new ground from existing local sources. This can happen through seed which has been dispersed by birds, mammals, wind or gravity, or by vegetative colonisation wher…
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started before August 2019.
A guide on restocking your woodlands, after removing spruce trees within the proactive spruce removal area in the south-east of England (in the Ips typographus Demarcation Area).
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
Find out how to implement good biosecurity to protect trees and woodland
Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Guidance on restocking for owners and managers of woodland containing ash. An overview of considerations and signposts to appropriate sources of information.
Find out what you need to do if you receive a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) for spruce trees infested with Ips typographus.
Supplementary guidance offering an overview of those priority open habitats most likely to need consideration during the planning and assessment of woodland creation proposals.
Supplementary guidance on the treatment of larch species when processing felling applications through the Forestry Commission.
How to request alternative felling permissions and/or restocking conditions on an approved felling licence from the Forestry Commission.
If you're an existing Urban Tree Challenge Fund (UTCF) grant holder, use these forms and guidance to submit a claim.
Read how woodland creation can capture carbon, and how it can help your business.
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