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New climate change management guidance to provide practical advice to landowners on ways they can better manage their woodland to combat the effects of climate change.
Supplementary guidance offering an overview of those priority open habitats most likely to need consideration during the planning and assessment of woodland creation proposals.
How woodland creation can help you generate income.
Forestry Commission's terms and conditions for tree health pilot scheme 2024 (1 January to 31 August) grant funding agreements.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Learn how Cabilla Manor Farm used woodland creation to build a resilient business model.
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.
How Haringey Council, London used funding from the Tree Health Pilot for proactive management of the invasive pest oak processionary moth (OPM).
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
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…
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
Creating a larger, more connected woodland habitat.
Enhancing biodiversity, providing a recreation space for the local community and sequestering carbon.
Enhancing biodiversity, research and the local community.
Innovating with timber, biomass, and wood products.
Information on Forestry Commission datasets and how to access them.
Upscaling tree production through mechanisation to meet customer demand. A Tree Production Capital Grant case study.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
Read this guidance if your Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) contains ash trees.
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