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Infographic illustrating the top GB ports and associated top international trading supply regions, where non-compliant wood-based material has been intercepted.
A closed grant for testing your innovative idea for using temporary roads, bridges, log chutes and other equipment to access and improve hard to reach vulnerable woodlands.
A closed grant for creating native woodland or restoring plantations on ancient woodland sites near to the HS2 route.
Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
A closed grant for managing and improving the ecological condition of woodland.
A closed grant that helped restore woodlands suffering from ash dieback.
Learn about the management options for trees and woodland in the landscape, including: felling, shelterwood, overstocking and diversifying tree species.
Learn more about protecting trees from domestic cattle (Bos taurus), domestic and feral sheep (Ovis aries), domestic and feral goats (Capra hircus) and European bison (Bison bonasus).
We are looking for novel proposals to create at least 100ha of new woodland to be planted by 31 March 2025.
Landowner David Harding shares the successes of his tree planting project and reflects on the lessons learnt.
Supplementary guidance on how to produce adequate photographic evidence for specific claims administered by the Forestry Commission.
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.
Supplementary guidance for if you're claiming annual payments as compensation for taking land out of agricultural production to create new woodland instead.
Enhancing biodiversity, research and the local community.
How to apply for a grant for habitat creation using blended public and private funding.
Sign up to the forest reproductive material (FRM) newsletter for trade news, including information about any legislation or regulatory changes.
Upscaling tree production through mechanisation to meet customer demand. A Tree Production Capital Grant case study.
Tree health news is a newsletter with updates and insight on tree health. The Forestry Commission issues these newsletters by email.
Support available for forestry employers to host Level 3 and Level 6 apprentices.
Read the rules on compatibility of England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) payments and whether land managers can access other sources of ecosystem services payments alongside EWCO payments.
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