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Guidance on applying for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.
Find out what's involved in creating a plan, giving you a structured way to organise the management of woodland.
This guidance sets out the UK governments' approach to sustainable forestry, including standards and requirements, regulations and monitoring, and reporting.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
Find out what a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) agri-environment mirror agreement is, including 5 in 10 agreements, and when you would get one.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access option.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
The Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund covers training costs for short, practical forestry and arboriculture courses.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Woodlands may be eligible for certain tax reliefs and exemptions, depending on the type of woodland and its purpose.
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
Find out about the Forestry Commission’s Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme that offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter bird food option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the species management plan item.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.
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