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Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Find out about the many benefits that trees can bring to your land and the financial and expert support you can get from the Forestry Commission.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Find nurseries in your local area and in Great Britain using the forestry nursery directory. It includes contact information, size, and a short description.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
How to plan and access tracks and surfaced haulage roads in woodland – the minimum appropriate standards for construction, repair and maintenance.
Find insight and advice about timber production from other organisations.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
If you need to include a map with an application to the Forestry Commission, we will create an OS MasterMap® free of charge for you.
This guidance sets out the need to contact historic environment organisations during the development of forestry projects and provides template emails that proposers can use.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
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.
A closed grant for creating native woodland or restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
Find out about the benefits that tree planting and woodland creation bring to water management and water quality.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Practical advice for those with a responsibility for management of ash in woodlands.
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