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Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
The Forestry Commission increases the value of woodlands to society and the environment.
Read about opportunities to plant trees and create woodland on your land.
Collection of plant health guidance and forms for trading in wood, wood products, firewood, bark, dunnage or wood packaging.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Use this guidance and forms to apply for funding to support the production of a UK Forestry Standard compliant woodland creation plan.
Find information on woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, useful guidance, and regulations you need to follow.
Courses will help grow our skilled domestic forestry sector, which is worth over £2 billion to UK economy, and deliver Government tree planting and net zero ambitions.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
Apply for a capital grant for a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan.
Statistical reports providing updates on the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) published by the Forestry Commission.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
A calendar of online and face-to-face events, and details of shows and exhibitions we will be attending.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
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