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Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
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.
Non-comprehensive list of forest nurseries in Great Britain. Includes contact information, nursery size, and a short description of each nursery.
Supplementary guidance for land managers who are responsible for individual and small groups of ash trees that are likely to be infected by ash dieback.
Guidance on restocking for owners and managers of woodland containing ash. An overview of considerations and signposts to appropriate sources of information.
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 out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Supplementary guidance offering an overview of those priority open habitats most likely to need consideration during the planning and assessment of woodland creation proposals.
Find out how to enter the grant funding competition and win the funding to create a new Forest for the Nation.
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.
Learn how the THP can help proactively manage spruce, including felling, restocking and maintaining newly planted trees within the proactive spruce removal area in the south-east of England.
Information about authorised processors in relation to the handling of material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.
How to plan for and manage the risks associated with oak processionary moth (OPM) on oak trees on your land.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
How woodland creation can help you generate income.
What the lead facilitator needs to do for a group application in the tree health pilot (THP) scheme.
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