Guidance

Definition of trees and woodland

Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
15 January 2024
Last updated
25 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Definition of trees and woodland

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This page outlines the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of “tree” and “woodland”.

Updates to this page

Published 15 January 2024
Last updated 25 October 2024 + show all updates

  1. Changed footnotes linked to the UK Forestry Standard, from 4th to 5th edition.

  2. Scenario 1 in section 5.6 was amended to confirm an EIA is not required.

  3. First published.

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