Guidance

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

Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.

Applies to England

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

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Appendix 1 - Decision making matrix

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Operations Note 053 Appendix 2 - Classifying Agricultural Soils for use in Woodland Creation Grants

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Details

18 page guide including:

  • Purpose
  • Summary
  • Policy
  • Overview of decision making framework
  • Interpretation
  • Using this guidance

Updates to this page

Published 17 February 2021
Last updated 3 August 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated Operations Note 53.

  2. Addition of appendix 2.

  3. Update to reflect the reduction in depth of peat (from 50cm to 30cm) for what is considered a peat soil.

  4. First published.

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