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How to manage your woodland

Find out how to manage your woodland sustainably, to make it healthier and more resilient to pests, diseases and climate change.

Woodlands are one of our most valuable natural resources. They provide far-reaching benefits to people, nature and the wider environment. For trees to deliver these benefits, they need to be well-managed and protected.

Watch the short animation Woodland Management Matters about how to manage woodland for its future health and resilience.

How you can manage woodland sustainably

Find out about different ways to manage your woodland sustainably. This can help make your trees more resilient to climate change, pests and diseases, while helping you achieve your woodland management objectives.

Examples of sustainable woodland management

Learn how farmers and landowners are managing their woodland to make them more resilient to the threat of climate change, pests and diseases.

What funding is available

The Forestry Commission offers a range of grants to help you manage your woodland.

Find out more about woodland management techniques

Use the following resources to find out about the different woodland management techniques. They can help you to achieve your woodland management strategy and objectives and create a woodland management plan.

Get useful tips on woodland management in our blog posts:

Watch our woodland management videos:

Updates to this page

Published 11 September 2023
Last updated 8 January 2025 + show all updates
  1. Added a link to the blog 'Make your next Woodland Condition Assessment easier'.

  2. Added a link to 'How to Manage Your Woodland'.

  3. Added a number of links to woodland management blogs, videos, and a graphic covering the benefits of continuous cover forestry.

  4. Addition of new summary guide to managing tree pests and diseases, and Northwoods guest blog

  5. Addition of woodland management techniques infographic

  6. Addition of Heathpatch Farm case study, woodland management blog post and the Royal Forestry Society's introductory guide to woodland management.

  7. First published.