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  • New £2.5 million tree planting fund to enable local authorities to create green spaces and connect communities with nature as a reminder of the Coronation

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Public asked to remain vigilant after the APHA confirmed the finding of a single adult Colorado potato beetle in Hampshire.

  • Read about updates we have made to the England Woodland Creation Offer, you can join a webinar to hear all about them. Read about a finding of Oak Processionary Moth in Derbyshire and read our new blog.

  • The biosecure procurement requirement pilot has been extended, read new guidance on landscape design, get more information on Landscape Recovery and have your say in a hedgerow consultation.

  • The public are being asked to remain vigilant after a number of oak trees in Derbyshire have been confirmed to be infested with Oak Processionary Moth.

  • His Majesty King Charles III has reappointed two Non-Executive Commissioners to the Forestry Commission, and extended the appointment of a third.

  • Check some application deadlines. The Sustainable Farming Incentive has an extended offer and we have published tree planting statistics.

  • Read about solutions for plastic tree tubes, be aware of wildfire risks and read our Spring blog. Join a British Quality Wild Venison webinar and catch up on the Seed Sourcing webinar.

  • The HS2 Woodland Fund is reopening, oak processionary moth regulations come into force and find out about the Women in Forestry Exhibition.

  • The Coal Authority has started work to restore a previously ancient woodland in County Durham as part of its nature recovery work.

  • HS2 Woodland Fund reopens to support woodland creation and restoration projects along the HS2 Phase One route.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New legislation comes into force to allow movement of large oak trees within operational zones and boundaries in place to help manage Oak Processionary Moth.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New Forestry Nursery Directory, Seed Sourcing Grant reopens and the Biosecure Procurement Requirement is extended. Also we are celebrating women in forestry with a new exhibition!

  • Find out more about invasive, non-native species, and watch the Tree Production Capital Grant webinar recording if you missed it!

  • Read about the grants opening for applications: Local Authority Treescapes Fund, Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Woodland Carbon Guarantee.

  • Grant will boost England’s tree seed production

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • £2 million has been awarded to projects investigating the best ways to boost tree numbers outside woodlands

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • To celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the government has announced the renaming of the England Coast Path, the creation of a King’s Series of National Nature Reserves, and new Coronation Woods.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Find out about the new wild venison scheme, Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, Squirrel Impact Assessment Training and our upcoming Twitter takeover.

  • Scheme to improve traceability of wild venison, increase buyer confidence and support woodland management launches in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government