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A woodland creation case study on cutting on-farm carbon emissions, increasing biodiversity and diversifying business

A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.

Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods

Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your land.

Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.

Guidance for local authorities and landowning businesses to help achieve net zero emissions through woodland creation.

Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.

Climate change management guidance for landowners, foresters and farmers to strengthen woodland management and combat the effects of climate change.

This guide supports anyone who wants to plan, design and create new woodland in England.

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 a company authorised for handling wood and material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.

A woodland creation case study on cutting on-farm carbon emissions, increasing biodiversity and diversifying business

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

These example landscape character appraisals will help you develop your own woodland creation design plan.

Access to forests and woodland improves physical and mental health. It creates a better understanding of nature, and why we need to protect and nurture it.

Read the Forestry Commission's guides on how best to manage dog walkers on your woodland. This includes managing dog fouling and protecting wildlife from dogs.

A case study on woodland restoration, and the benefits of opening woodland to the local community.

The Forestry Commission's survey of woodland owners and managers to gain insights into their experiences of managing dog walking in woodlands.

Read the Forestry Commission's guides on how best to manage dog walkers on your woodland. This includes managing dog fouling and protecting wildlife from dogs.

An introduction to agroforestry including the benefits and definitions.

Find out when you need a felling license to fell trees, and what we do if trees are felled without a licence. This can apply to your land, or land you manage.

Complete this form if you've been invited to apply for woodland management actions under Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.

Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your land.

A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.

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

As part of the government’s commitment to improve transparency, the Forestry Commission publishes all its expenditure invoices over £25,000.

View the monthly list of Forestry Commission spending (above £500) on the GPC – for transactions made in 2024.

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.