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Supplementary guidance offering an overview of those priority open habitats most likely to need consideration during the planning and assessment of woodland creation proposals.
How woodland creation can help biodiversity.
How Haringey Council, London used funding from the Tree Health Pilot for proactive management of the invasive pest oak processionary moth (OPM).
Find out about funded projects that are enhancing and facilitating tree production methods used in England.
Find out what you need to do if you receive a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) for spruce trees infested with Ips typographus.
Read about the UK Forestry Standard's 7 elements of sustainable forest management, and how you can apply them when creating new woodland.
Landowner David Harding shares the successes of his tree planting project and reflects on the lessons learnt.
A Seed Sourcing Grant case study on developing a long-term supply of native tree seed.
A brief overview of England's Community Forests including the support they can offer for tree planting and woodland creation.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
If you own a woodland in the Ips typographus proactive spruce removal area, get information on Spruce Site Assessment and tree health pilot funding to manage the risk of infestation.
Examples of good practice tree and highway management with respect to trees growing within the curtilage of the highway.
Learn how Helmingham Estate has extended their existing woodlands and incorporated agroforestry practices and the benefits they provide.
Supplementary guidance to Operations Note 24, for owners and foresters restocking previously larch-dominated plantations on ancient woodland sites.
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).
Read about the family farm financial case study, to help understand woodland creation financials on a 10 hectare site.
A woodland that benefits business, biodiversity, and the local community, leaving a lasting legacy for the family.
Find out how sustainably managed woodlands can deliver benefits to the environment, people and the economy.
The Extraordinary Payment for Restocking in Exceptional Circumstances provides funding to help replace trees planted in 2024/25 that have been affected by hot and dry weather.
Supplementary guidance for sites felled due to Phytophthora under a Statutory Plant Health Order.
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