Forestry Commission
February 2026
New routes into forestry careers as apprenticeship schemes open
November 2025
First graduates complete groundbreaking forestry apprenticeship
October 2025
New grant helps woodland owners stay ahead of the eight-toothed spruce bark…
September 2025
War against tree beetle sees eradications around England
June 2025
Vigilance urged as warm and dry spring increases tree pest risk
May 2025
Warning on oak processionary moth issued ahead of hatching season
April 2025
Key forestry grants re-opened to support tree-planting ambitions
Appointments made to the Forestry Commission Board
February 2025
Trailblazing apprenticeship programme for forestry sector reopens
November 2024
Landowner forced to replant after Forestry Commission prosecution
October 2024
New restrictions to limit impact of Ips typographus tree pest
July 2024
New warning as Ips typographus tree pest found on new species
June 2024
New action to protect against impacts of bark beetle tree pest
April 2024
£20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction
December 2023
Grants for domestic tree production re-open
Trailblazing forestry sector apprenticeship programme re-opens
November 2023
Boost for our nation’s treescapes
Improved funding for land managers and farmers to grow more trees
July 2023
Oak Processionary Moth identified in Derbyshire
June 2023
Forestry Commissioners reappointed
£3.25 million for the revival of woodlands along the HS2 route
May 2023
New legislation to protect against Oak Processionary Moth impacts
March 2023
Forestry Commission takes action to manage oak tree pest
February 2023
Seventh Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction dates announced
Ground-breaking apprenticeship programme for the forestry sector reopens
December 2022
New powers to crack down on illegal tree felling
Forestry Commission Chief Executive calls for a new mindset in our approach…
November 2022
Forestry Commission Chair calls for change in approach to tree planting as …
October 2022
First ever UK woodland natural flood management guide published
July 2022
Forestry Commission: operational update
June 2022
New fund opens to accelerate tree planting
May 2022
New guide for forest managers to help adapt woodlands for climate change
April 2022
Forestry Commission launches ground-breaking apprenticeship programme for t…
March 2022
£10 million to provide long-term income for woodland creation with fifth au…
Tree resilience efforts boosted as funds to improve forestry innovation reo…
January 2022
Forestry Commission strengthens support to manage oak tree pest
November 2021
Forestry Commission simplify felling licence applications to protect trees …
July 2021
Forestry Commission launches new Tree Production Innovation Fund
June 2021
Landmark £15 million woodland creation grant opens for applications
May 2021
Fourth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction dates announced
Forestry Commission Chair welcomes new England Trees Action Plan to treble …
April 2021
Richard Stanford appointed as Forestry Commission Chief Executive
Public urged to report sightings of tree pest oak processionary moth caterp…
January 2021
Forestry Commission operational update: coronavirus
November 2020
134,000 trees to be planted through Urban Tree Challenge Fund
July 2020
John Lockhart to join the Forest Services Board
April 2020
Action against oak tree pest underway by Forestry Commission
March 2020
Second round of Urban Tree Challenge Fund opens today
February 2020
Reassurance to land managers to plant trees now
Thousands of trees to be planted in England's towns and cities
Sir William Worsley appointed as Forestry Commission Chair
August 2019
Movement authorisation and timber plant passporting in Kent
January 2019
Need to fell some trees? Branch out and try Felling Licence Online
September 2018
Celebrating 100 years of forestry at the UK’s biggest forestry show
March 2017
Countryside Stewardship opens for 2017
February 2016
Countryside Stewardship grants soon to open for applications