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Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within Woodland Supplement WS3 – Squirrel Control and Management.
Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
Grant support for activities that enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.
Find out how the Woodland Creation Fast Track supports quicker decisions for woodland creation proposals in low sensitivity areas.
Find out about the Woods into Management – Timber in Construction Innovation Fund and how you can compete for funding to help increase and facilitate the use of home-grown English wood and wood fibre in construction.
Find nurseries in your local area and in Great Britain using the forestry nursery directory. It includes contact information, size, and a short description.
A guide to Forestry Commission grants and incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
Find out how to import firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).
A guide on the different roles involved in working in the forestry industry.
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