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Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
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.
Find out the rules on compatibility of EWCO payments and whether land managers can access other sources of ecosystem services payments alongside EWCO payments.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.
This leaflet outlines the far-reaching benefits that trees can bring to your land and the financial and expert support you could be eligible for.
Practical guidance on mitigating deer impacts in woodlands and what to consider when planning and assessing woodland proposals.
If you need to include a map with an application to the Forestry Commission, we will create an OS MasterMap® free of charge for you.
A brief overview of England's Community Forests including the support they can offer for tree planting and woodland creation.
Guidance to help ensure cultivation for afforestation meets the minumum requirements of UKFS and ensures storage, sequestration and capture of CO2 is adequately addressed.
Examples of good practice tree and highway management with respect to trees growing within the curtilage of the highway.
How to get Natural England’s consent for works on or near a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) when you apply for a felling licence or woodland grant agreement.
Find information and support on how to comply with the biosecure procurement requirement for suppliers of plants and trees.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Read this guidance if your Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) contains ash trees.
Read how woodland creation can capture carbon, and how it can help your business.
Legislation title: Guidance on the application of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) for phytosanitary treatment of oak processionary moth (OPM).
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.
This Operations Note sets out how Local Authorities can best evidence the need for tree felling without a felling licence, and defend against allegations of alleged illegal tree felling.
Continuing a legacy by planting and expanding woodland that benefits nature while enhancing the value of the family farm.
A Seed Sourcing Grant case study on developing a long-term supply of native tree seed.
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