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Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.
To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.
Information on oak processionary moth (OPM) for those who own or manage oak trees, including private tree and woodland owners as well as local authorities.
Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.
Find out how to identify and manage ash dieback if you own or manage ash trees. This includes private tree owners, woodland owners, farmers and local authorities.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within Woodland Supplement WS1: deer control and management.
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.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
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.
Information about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, including how to report sightings.
How to identify common constraints and designations in your forestry project’s proposal area and what action to take in relation to individual constraints.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
A list of Forestry Commission grants and incentives available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.
An introduction to agroforestry including the benefits and definitions.
Find information about the scheme, how companies can use woodland carbon units and how landowners can take part.
Find out what grants are available under the tree health pilot (THP) scheme, if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.
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