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Steps farmers and land managers must take before applying for Countryside Stewardship on common land and shared grazing.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2016.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Find out about the movement restrictions of spruce trees originating within the Ips typographus demarcated area.
Supplementary guidance on the treatment of larch species when processing felling applications through the Forestry Commission.
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Guidance on the Forestry Commission’s interpretation of trees and woodland for the purposes of felling licences and forestry environmental impact assessments.
A guide on restocking your woodlands, after removing spruce trees within the proactive spruce removal area in the south-east of England (in the Ips typographus Demarcation Area).
Enhancing biodiversity, providing a recreation space for the local community and sequestering carbon.
Practical advice for those with a responsibility for management of ash in woodlands.
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is a serious pest of spruce. There are exemptions and restrictions for planting spruce in the 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.
Read how woodland creation can capture carbon, and how it can help your business.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Read about the UK Forestry Standard's 7 elements of sustainable forest management, and how you can apply them when creating new woodland.
This document ensures a consistent approach to planning and assessing proposals for deforestation, and the wildfire risk resulting from those proposals.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
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