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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.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
An guide produced by Forestry Commission, Forest Research and Natural England to provide a decision framework for landowners on where to establish trees and where to restore peat.
Claim and manage legacy schemes: English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS), Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (FWPS), Farm Woodland Scheme (FWS) and Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS).
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Supplementary guidance for land managers who are responsible for individual and small groups of ash trees that are likely to be infected by ash dieback.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the tree health pilot scheme.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2016.
Find out how to apply for consent for change of use to convert woodland to open habitat.
A guide on the different roles involved in working in the forestry industry.
The Forestry Commission decision framework for determining when to convert woodland to open habitat, and when compensatory tree planting is required.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell larch, sweet ches…
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.
Information about authorised processors in relation to the handling of material affected by Ips typographus or Phytophthora pluvialis.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.
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