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  • To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.

  • Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.

  • Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.

  • Find out about the Forestry Commission’s Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme that offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector.

  • Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • An introduction to agroforestry including the benefits and definitions.

  • A detailed guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.

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

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

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

  • This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within Woodland Supplement WS3: squirrel control and management.

  • How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.

  • 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.

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