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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.