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Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2018.
Read about the 150 hectare woodland creation project on the Lowther Estate which will increase access to woodlands for local communities and support wildlife.
Hear from Max and Guy Irving who have planted a new 22 hectare woodland to grow their family business.
Examples of good practice tree and highway management with respect to trees growing within the curtilage of the highway.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started before August 2019.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Planting 12,000 Trees For Future Generations
Read this guidance if your Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) contains ash trees.
A woodland haven for people and wildlife.
Find out the rules on compatibility of EWCO payments and whether land managers can access other sources of ecosystem services payments alongside EWCO payments.
Natural colonisation is the process by which trees colonise new ground from existing local sources. This can happen through seed which has been dispersed by birds, mammals, wind or gravity, or by vegetative colonisation wher…
Find out what you can do to prevent or help minimise the introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of tree pests and diseases in the UK.
Continuing a legacy by planting and expanding woodland that benefits nature while enhancing the value of the family farm.
How trees can support your nature recovery plans.
The toolkit provides step-by-step guidance for local authorities to develop an effective trees and woodland strategy to realise the multiple benefits trees can deliver to their communities.
How to plan and access tracks and surfaced haulage roads in woodland – the minimum appropriate standards for construction, repair and maintenance.
Case study to help understand woodland creation financials on a 10 hectare site.
Case study to help understand woodland creation financials on a 100 hectare site.
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