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Woodlands may be eligible for certain tax reliefs and exemptions, depending on the type of woodland and its purpose.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Information for those who own or manage ash trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.
Find out about the Forestry Commission’s Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme that offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector.
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.
Use the public registers to find details on proposed forestry work and on decisions that the Forestry Commission has made to approve or reject proposals.
Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.
Advice and guidance for customers applying for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee.
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 kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Find out how the Woodland Creation Fast Track supports quicker decisions for woodland creation proposals in low sensitivity areas.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
Find out about the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) Round 4 and how to apply for funding to establish trees outside of woodland.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell larch, sweet ches…
Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme 2024, if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.
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