Collection

Forestry Commission operations notes (England)

This collection gives woodland owners, managers, forestry agents and timber suppliers in England updates on working with the Forestry Commission.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Published: 9 July 2018
• Last updated: 30 August 2024 — See all updates

Documents

• When to convert woods and forests to open habitat: operations note 68
  • 15 October 2024
  • Guidance
• England Woodland Creation Offer 2024 rate uplifts: operations note 67
  • 10 April 2024
  • Guidance
• Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) changes: operations note 66
  • 8 December 2023
  • Guidance
• Red squirrels and forestry operations in England - operations note 65
  • 1 March 2023
  • Guidance
• Payment rate revisions for the England Woodland Creation Offer: operations note 64
  • 5 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Change in Management Control of Land and Succession Under a HS2 Woodland Fund: operations note 63
  • 8 December 2022
  • Guidance
• Rules for combining England Woodland Creation Offer payments for woodland creation with other sources of payment for ecosystems services: operations note 62
  • 22 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Advice to local authorities: evidencing exceptions to the need for a felling licence: operations note 61
  • 11 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Management requirements for Woodland Supplement WS3 (squirrel control): operations note 60
  • 20 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Management requirements for Woodland Supplement WS1 (deer control): operations note 59
  • 20 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Historic Environment options in Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier woodland agreements: operations note 58
  • 8 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Notifiable Change and Transfers under the Urban Tree Challenge Fund: operations note 57
  • 1 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Can I move my project from an existing woodland creation scheme to the England Woodland Creation Offer?: operations note 54
  • 15 November 2021
  • Guidance
• Guidance on cultivation and UKFS compliance for application in England: operations note 53
  • 3 August 2021
  • Guidance
• Felling licences and Tree Preservation Orders: operations note 52
  • 17 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Highway tree management: operations note 51
  • 19 July 2019
  • Guidance
• Monitoring and evidence gathering: operations note 50
  • 14 August 2024
  • Guidance
• Map browser with Land Information Search: operations note 48
  • 7 October 2021
  • Guidance
• High Speed 2 (HS2) rail - impacts on woodland management activity: operations note 47
  • 20 September 2018
  • Guidance
• Managing ash in woodlands in light of ash dieback: operations note 46
  • 19 September 2018
  • Guidance
• Managing ash trees affected by ash dieback: operations note 46a
  • 9 August 2019
  • Guidance
• Restocking woodland following loss of ash due to ash dieback - operations note 46b
  • 30 April 2020
  • Guidance
• Felling Licence Online user guides (operations note 45)
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Principles for afforestation on or near priority habitats: operations note 43
  • 5 February 2018
  • Guidance
• Assessment of potential wildfire risk resulting from planned deforestation to open habitat: operations note 40
  • 13 March 2019
  • Guidance
• Capital grant claims requirement for photographic evidence: operations note 39
  • 16 October 2015
  • Guidance
• Public open space and felling licence requirements: operations note 37
  • 4 March 2015
  • Guidance
• 25% farmer declaration: operations note 36
  • 27 June 2019
  • Guidance
• Stakeholder engagement for woodland management plans: operations note 35
  • 27 February 2014
  • Guidance
• Carbon assessment in Environmental Statements relating to deforestation: operations note 32
  • 18 September 2013
  • Guidance
• How ash dieback affects grants/felling licences: operations note 30
  • 5 September 2019
  • Guidance
• EWGS and RDPE transition to the CS scheme: operations note 29
  • 20 March 2015
  • Guidance
• Natural England consent for work in Sites of Special Scientific Interest: operations note 27
  • 15 August 2019
  • Guidance
• Roads and tracks: operations note 25
  • 11 August 2008
  • Guidance
• Sites felled due to Phytophthora: operations note 24
  • 1 January 2024
  • Guidance
• Restocking felled larch plantations: operations note 24a
  • 1 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Processing felling applications involving larch species: operations note 23
  • 3 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Enabling woodlands to comply with government timber procurement policy: operations note 22
  • 29 June 2011
  • Guidance
• Co-funding of woodland creation through EWGS and carbon finance: operations note 20
  • 21 November 2011
  • Guidance
• Map delivery note: operations note 17
  • 1 June 2008
  • Guidance
• Deadwood: operations note 15
  • 1 June 2008
  • Guidance
• Change of ownership of land under a grant scheme: operations note 14
  • 22 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Managing woodland open space for wildlife: operations note 11
  • 1 December 2005
  • Guidance
• Map requests: operations note 2
  • 1 July 2008
  • Guidance

Published 9 July 2018
Last updated 30 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 30 August 2024

   Removed 'Amending woodland creation projects: operations note 55', this page has been withdrawn.

2. 11 July 2024

   Added document: When to convert woods and forests to open habitat: operations note 68.

3. 18 March 2024

   Added England Woodland Creation Offer 2024 rate uplifts: Operations Note 67.

4. 12 December 2023

   Added: Operations note 65: Red squirrels and forestry operations in England and Operations note 66: Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) changes.

5. 5 January 2023

   Addition of Payment rate revisions for the England Woodland Creation Offer: operations note 64.

6. 9 December 2022

   Added operations note 63: 'Change in Management Control of Land and Succession Under a HS2 Woodland Fund'.

7. 22 June 2022

   Addition of: Rules for combining England Woodland Creation Offer payments for woodland creation with other sources of payment for ecosystems services: operations note 62.

8. 11 February 2022

   Addition of operations note 61.

9. 8 February 2022

   Operations note 58, 59 and 60 added to the collection

10. 1 February 2022

    Added operations note 57

11. 8 June 2021

    Addition of operations notes: Can I move my project from an existing woodland creation scheme to the England Woodland Creation Offer?: operations note 54 Amending woodland creation projects: operations note 55

12. 17 February 2021

    Addition of: Guidance on cultivation and UKFS compliance for application in England: operations note 53

13. 17 July 2020

    'Felling licences and Tree Preservation Orders: operations note 52' has been added to this page.

14. 30 April 2020

    Added Restocking woodland following loss of ash due to ash dieback - operations note 46b

15. 20 August 2019

    'Restocking felled larch plantations: operations note 24a' has been added to this page.

16. 9 August 2019

    'Managing ash trees affected by ash dieback: operations note 46a' has been added to this page.

17. 19 July 2019

    Addition of operations note 51: Highway tree management

18. 9 April 2019

    Addition of operations note 49 and 50 to the collection.

19. 5 December 2018

    Addition of Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search: operations note 48.

20. 23 October 2018

    The following Operations note has been added to this collection: Felling Licence Online - user guide: operations note 45

21. 20 September 2018

    The following operations notes have been added: - Assessment of potential wildfire risk resulting from planned deforestation to open habitat: operations note 40 - Managing ash in woodlands in light of ash dieback: operations note 46 - High Speed 2 (HS2) rail - impacts on woodland management activity: operations note 47

22. 9 July 2018

    First published.