Getting ready to apply for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will open applications for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier from summer 2025. Find out how you can get ready to apply.
Sector insight
How we’re improving the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)
Vicki Howlett, Woodland Creation Incentives Team Manager at the Forestry Commission, shares how the WCPG application process will change later this year.
Cultivating resilient trees and woodlands in London: a model for all
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Richard Cobb, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Sector insight, Tree health, Urban trees
Trees are battling the climate crisis, pests and diseases. Richard Cobb, Local Partnership Advisor for the South East and London, shares what we can learn from recent research in London.
Using the 5th edition of the UK Forestry Standard in England
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Ian Tubby and Joe Watts, Posted on:
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Sector insight, Woodland creation, Woodland management
The 5th edition of the UK Forestry Standard came into full effect on 1 October 2024. Find out what this means for woodland managers.
Forestry facing the future: a 50-year horizon scan
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Eleanor Tew, Posted on:
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Biosecurity, Climate change and resilience, Sector insight, Tree health
Dr Eleanor Tew McFor, Head of Forest Planning at Forestry England, outlines the horizon scan research project and looks forward to the future of the forestry sector.
Make your next Woodland Condition Assessment easier
Did you know that you can complete a Woodland Condition Assessment using an app? Chris Tomlin, Policy Advisor, shares how.
Is agroforestry right for your farm? New funding to help plan and establish agroforestry systems
Agroforestry Development Manager Jim O'Neill explains the benefits of agroforestry and the support and funding available.
International cooperation helps understand the threat from an invasive forest pest
Dr Daegan Inward shares his insights into the ongoing studies on Ips typographus, the pest of spruce trees also known as the eight toothed spruce bark beetle.
Fast-tracking woodland creation in low sensitivity areas
Our Principal Advisor for woodland regulations looks at what version 4 of the England Woodland Creation Low Sensitivity Map, and starting to fast-track woodland creation applications in low sensitivity areas, means for tree planting.
The first phase of the Forestry Commission’s new approach to consultation is live
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Forestry Commission, Posted on:
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Sector insight, Woodland creation, Woodland management
Back in September 2023 we announced our new approach to how we consult or seek advice and information on forestry proposals. This published statement set out how the Forestry Commission, on behalf of the Forestry Commissioners, will undertake consultation when …
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