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Find out what’s involved in woodland creation and how long the process takes, from scoping your landscape to planting your first tree.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Information on training courses and guidance on choosing the right path for a career in forestry.
Guidance on applying for a licence to fell trees where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
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Get information to help you plan, fund, plant and manage woodland in England, including resources on site preparation and tree protection to long-term management.
Use these forms and guidance to make a claim, or submit a report, and manage your Seed Sourcing Grant (SSG) agreement.
Find out how to complete a Woodland Condition Assessment (WCA) as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Agreement or as a standalone capital item.
A detailed user guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.
How to plan for and manage the risks associated with oak processionary moth (OPM) on oak trees on your land.
Guidance and resources to help local authorities plan, protect and manage trees and woodland.
A closed grant that provided funding to improve, expand, automate or mechanise the production of trees and tree seed.
A closed grant that provided funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.
An guide produced by Forestry Commission, Forest Research and Natural England to provide a decision framework for landowners on where to establish trees and where to restore peat.
Find out the minimum standards for a deer and mammal risk assessment for woodland creation and how to carry out the survey.
This guidance provides definitions for felling and restocking terms used by the Forestry Commission.
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