Guidance and regulation

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…

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 31 August 2021

Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 26 September 2018

This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 26 February 2024

This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 15 November 2021

Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 20 April 2020

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.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 22 June 2023

Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.

• From: Forestry Commission and 1 others
• Updated: 3 June 2020

Agroforestry options (trees planted with agriculture) that are compatible with the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 14 March 2023

How to plan for and manage the risks associated with oak processionary moth (OPM) on oak trees on your land.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 26 April 2024

How woodland creation can help you generate income.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 19 February 2024

How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 10 April 2024

This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within Woodland Supplement WS3 – Squirrel Control and Management.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 28 February 2023

Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 27 February 2024

A brief overview of the grants and other incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health. Helping you decide which you might need to look at in more detail.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 1 March 2024

Find out about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 3 February 2022

This guidance explains how to consider the historic environment when developing and implementing forestry projects in England.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 23 April 2024

Supplementary guidance for land managers who are responsible for individual and small groups of ash trees that are likely to be infected by ash dieback.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 9 August 2019

Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 9 July 2018

This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 28 September 2021

This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 15 July 2021