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To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.
Use this note to determine the works under Countryside Stewardship Woodland Improvement that will benefit priority species.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started before May 2018.
This report summarises the results from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) questionnaire survey of a sample of woodland owners, carried out between 2012 and 2015, and provides estimates of woodland area by type of ownership and property type.
Apply for a grant to restock or improve woodland after tree health problems.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
What land use codes to use in 2023 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Areas under canopy, numbers of features and mean sizes of wooded features and individual trees outside National Forest Inventory woodland.
Advice to woodland owners and managers on UK timber procurement policy, EU Timber Regulation, and supplying woodfuel to renewable energy and heat markets.
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