Guidance and regulation

Find out about the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) Round 4 and how to apply for funding to establish trees outside of woodland.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 19 April 2024

If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 5 January 2021

This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 7 October 2021

Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 23 August 2023

Advice and guidance for customers applying for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 10 April 2024

A calendar of online and face-to-face events, and details of shows and exhibitions we will be attending.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 17 May 2024

Guidance for customers applying for a felling licence using the Felling Licence Online service

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 8 November 2021

Information on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for forestry projects in England. Guidance on whether you need to submit an EIA application form to the Forestry Commission.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 18 October 2023

Find out what’s involved and how to apply for funding to support the planting and establishment of standard trees in urban and peri-urban areas in England.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 30 November 2023

Information about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, including how to report sightings.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 18 April 2024

This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 April 2011

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.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 22 June 2023

Find out how the Woodland Creation Fast Track supports quicker decisions for woodland creation proposals in low sensitivity areas.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Decisions made through the planning system can have significant impacts on trees and woodland - find out when to consult the Forestry Commission.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 20 April 2020

Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 20 October 2021

Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 9 July 2018

Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme 2024, if you’re eligible and how to apply.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 1 May 2024

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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 19 April 2024

Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Updated: 27 February 2024

Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.

• From: Forestry Commission and 1 others
• Updated: 3 June 2020