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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 out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
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.
Learn about the management options to protect trees against mammal damage, including: enhancing natural predation, fencing, tree guards, immunocontraceptives, lethal control and non-lethal control.
This note sets out advice on how to plan and carry out forest operations in woodlands to minimise the possible impacts on red squirrels.
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
Find out how to apply for authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area (DMA).
Learn more about protecting trees from the European hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (Lepus timidus) and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
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…
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.
A brief overview of the grants, incentives and other support that are available for woodland creation as part of the England Woodland Creation Partnerships.
Forestry Commission guidance on design techniques, processes and how to document forest management plans.
How you can protect your farming or forestry business from fraud and know what to do if you experience or suspect fraud.
Read about eligibility and what to include when applying for the woodland resilience supplement CWS5 through the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offer.
These example landscape character appraisals will help you develop your own woodland creation design plan.
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