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Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
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.
Support to enhance the domestic production of tree seed and saplings, via investments in facilities and equipment.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
A guide on restocking your woodlands, after removing spruce trees within the proactive spruce removal area in the south-east of England (in the Ips typographus Demarcation Area).
Find information and support on how to comply with the biosecure procurement requirement for suppliers of plants and trees.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2020.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
How woodland creation can help biodiversity.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
Capital grant to help farmers and land managers restore historic buildings: find out about eligibility, how to apply and the scheme’s rules.
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.
Supplementary guidance offering clarity on the principles to adopt when considering afforestation on or near priority habitats.
How woodland creation can help you generate income.
Find out what the lead facilitator and group applicants need to do for a group application in the tree health pilot (THP) scheme.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
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.
A fund for Upper Tier Local Authorities only – providing revenue support for the additional staff / consultants required to accelerate plans for tree and woodland planting.
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