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How to get Natural England’s consent for works on or near a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) when you apply for a felling licence or woodland grant agreement.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Use these examples to help develop your own Woodland Creation Design Plan. You can apply to the Woodland Creation Planning Grant for funding to support this.
This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell larch, sweet ches…
Find out about funding to create native woodland or restore plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
Find out about the Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Fund - Regional woodland restoration. There will be a number of funds based in regions around the country.
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Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
Grant support for activities that enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
Learn how the THP can help proactively manage spruce, including felling, restocking and maintaining newly planted trees within the proactive spruce removal area in the south-east of England.
A brief overview of the grants and other incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health. Helping you decide which you might need to look at in more detail.
Supplementary guidance for land managers who are responsible for individual and small groups of ash trees that are likely to be infected by ash dieback.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
Read how woodland creation can capture carbon, and how it can help your business.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
An guide produced by Forestry Commission, Forest Research and Natural England to provide a decision framework for landowners on where to establish trees and where to restore peat.
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