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Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Check the land details you have registered on the Rural Payments service.
Information on oak processionary moth (OPM) for those who own or manage oak trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
Find woodland agreements, felling licences and other designations or features on any chosen area of land in England.
Find out how to create a woodland management plan for grant and felling licence applications. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland.
Find out how the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) can help you get money to create new woodland.
Read the guidance to help you claim payment for Countryside Stewardship agreements that started before 2025, and for capital items.
The UKFS defines the government requirements for forestry in the UK. It provides a basis for regulation and monitoring, including national and international reporting.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Find out about the Forestry Commission’s Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme. The Development Woodland Officer role aims to kickstart your forestry career.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
Find out how to apply for funding to improve, expand, automate or mechanise the production of trees and tree seed.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Use the public registers to find details on proposed forestry work and Forestry Commission decisions to approve or reject proposals.
This guidance explains when you need a felling licence and when you do not.
Find out when you need a felling licence to fell trees, and what we do if trees are felled without a licence. This can apply to your land, or land you manage.
Find out how to apply for funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production.
Apply for funding to create woodland under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
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