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Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.
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.
Woodlands may be eligible for certain tax reliefs and exemptions, depending on the type of woodland and its purpose.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.
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 all types of woodland can support nature recovery, when appropriately designed and managed to conserve and enhance biodiversity.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
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