We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
Information on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for forestry projects in England. Guidance on whether you need to submit an EIA application form to the Forestry Commission.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
How to identify common constraints and designations in your forestry project’s proposal area and what action to take in relation to individual constraints.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.
To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.
This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.
Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Information on training courses and guidance on choosing the right path for a career in forestry.
Find out how to identify and manage ash dieback if you own or manage ash trees. This includes private tree owners, woodland owners, farmers and local authorities.
Read about eligibility and what to include when applying for the woodland resilience supplement CWS5 through the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offer.
A closed scheme that helped accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
A detailed user guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).