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New community forest for Cumbria marks next step in plans to build back greener, protect nature and reach net zero by 2050
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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Use this form to apply to the Forestry Commission to assess the environmental impact of creating forest roads or quarries on your site.
Supplementary guidance for local authorities: find advice on when a felling licence may be needed to fell trees on land used as public open space.
Supplementary guidance on undertaking stakeholder engagement before you submit your woodland management plans (WMP).
A compendium of statistics about woodland, forestry and primary wood processing.
The 'climate matching tool' helps you consider which tree seeds to plant in light of the changing climate.
In the interests of transparency, we regularly publish the agendas and minutes of board meetings.
90 projects awarded grants to accelerate action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost nature recovery across the country
Find out how to implement good biosecurity to protect trees and woodland
Read the agenda, meeting papers and minutes of the Executive Board meeting on 26 June 2023.
As part of the government’s commitment to improve transparency, the Forestry Commission publishes all its expenditure invoices over £25,000.
Use this form to notify the Forestry Commission of your intention to invoke the force majeure clause in your legacy scheme (English Woodland Grant Scheme or Farm Woodland Premium Scheme).
This leaflet helps local authorities and landowning businesses achieve net zero through woodland creation.
New climate change management guidance to provide practical advice to landowners on ways they can better manage their woodland to combat the effects of climate change.
Find out how continuous cover forestry (CCF) benefits your woodland.
Legislation title: Guidance on the application of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) for phytosanitary treatment of oak processionary moth (OPM).
Find out about the Woods into Management Routes to Market for Ash Timber Innovation Fund and how you can compete for funding to help restore woodlands suffering from ash dieback.
What the lead facilitator needs to do for a group application in the tree health pilot (THP) scheme.
Scheme gives land managers the option to sell Woodland Carbon Units to the Government at a guaranteed price protected against inflation.
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