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Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.
A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.
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 how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
A detailed guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within Woodland Supplement WS3: squirrel control and management.
Sign up to Forestry Commission newsletters for updates, news, information and guidance. Find out how to unsubscribe or update your subscriptions.
Find out about the movement restrictions of spruce trees originating within the Ips typographus demarcated area.
Find out what you need to do if you receive a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) for spruce trees infested with Ips typographus.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
Find out how to take action early to protect your woodland and spruce trees against infestation of the Ips typographus bark beetle in the聽demarcated area (DMA).
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
Find forestry and tree nurseries in your local area and in Great Britain using the forestry nurseries directory and tree nurseries directory (agroforestry).
Find out how to assess whether your site might be suitable for woodland creation by carrying out species and vegetation surveys.
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