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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.
Legislation title: Guidance on the application of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) for phytosanitary treatment of oak processionary moth (OPM).
Find out how to notify the Forestry Commission if you plan to invoke the force majeure clause in your Forestry Commission grant.
Practical advice for those with a responsibility for management of ash in woodlands.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2020.
How woodland creation can help you generate income.
These example landscape character appraisals will help you develop your own woodland creation design plan.
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…
A closed grant that helped increase and facilitate the use of home-grown English wood and wood fibre in construction.
Find out about the benefits that tree planting and woodland creation bring to water management and water quality.
Check which trees are eligible under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) agroforestry action.
Read the latest Plant Health News from the Forestry Commission. Sign up to the plant health newsletter to receive up-to-date forestry trade news.
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is a serious pest of spruce. There are exemptions and restrictions for planting spruce in the demarcated area.
Guidance on restocking for owners and managers of woodland containing ash. An overview of considerations and signposts to appropriate sources of information.
If you received an Urban Tree Challenge Fund (UTCF) grant between 2019 to 2024, find out how to manage your existing UTCF agreement.
The Forestry Commission decision framework for determining when to convert woodland to open habitat, and when compensatory tree planting is required.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Steps farmers and land managers must take before applying for Countryside Stewardship on common land and shared grazing.
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