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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)Â to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.
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.
A closed grant that provided funding to develop innovative methods to overcome barriers to domestic tree production.Â
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.
To help protect Britain's trees and woodland, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell most trees.
Find out about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), including how to report sightings.
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.
Find out what grants are 51²è¹Ý tree health pilot (THP) scheme, if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
This document contains guidance on how to use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search.
The Seed Sourcing Grant (SSG) provides support for activities that enhance the quality, quantity and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
This operations note is to be used to determine the appropriate works within Woodland Supplement WS3: squirrel control and management.
Use this guide and templates to determine works within Woodland Supplement WS1 for the control and management of deer.
An introduction to agroforestry including the benefits and definitions.
Find out how to review and comment on felling licence applications for tree felling projects in your area.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
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 information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
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