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Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell larch, sweet ches…
Read about eligibility and what to include when applying for the woodland resilience supplement CWS5 through the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offer.
Access to forests and woodland improves physical and mental health. It creates a better understanding of nature, and why we need to protect and nurture it.
Find forestry and tree nurseries in your local area and in Great Britain using the forestry nurseries directory and tree nurseries directory (agroforestry).
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Use the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) definition for when land can be classed as woodland for scheme purposes.
Find out the minimum standards for a deer and mammal risk assessment for woodland creation and how to carry out the survey.
The Spruce Site Assessment (SSA) grant is for landowners and land managers in England with spruce trees on land inside the Ips typographus Proactive Spruce Removal Area.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
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.
Guidance and resources to help local authorities plan, protect and manage trees and woodland.
Find a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus.
How to identify tree damage by deer and grey squirrels.
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.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
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 guidance sets out the need to contact historic environment organisations during the development of forestry projects and provides template emails that proposers can use.
Find out how to sustainably manage forests and woodlands to protect and enhance the water environment.
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