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Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Use this guide and the templates to determine works within woodland supplement 1 for the control and management of deer.
This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within woodland supplement 3: squirrel control and management.
If you're an existing Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) grant holder, use these forms and guidance to submit a claim. The LATF is closed for applications.
Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
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.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
A closed grant that provided support for activities that enhance the quality, quantity and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in April 2026.
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).
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.
Find out the benefits of planting trees, including funding and support available to create woodland in England.
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