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Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Information for those who own or manage ash trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.
Information on oak processionary moth for those who own or manage oak trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.
Advice and guidance for customers applying for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee.
Guidance for customers applying for a felling licence using the Felling Licence Online service
Find information on woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, useful guidance, and regulations you need to follow.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
Find out about the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) Round 4 and how to apply for funding to establish trees outside of woodland.
The Forestry Commission decision framework for determining when to convert woodland to open habitat, and when compensatory tree planting is required.
Find out what’s involved and how to apply for funding to support the planting and establishment of standard trees in urban and peri-urban areas in England.
A guide on the different roles involved in working in the forestry industry.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
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