Forestry Commission
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27 August 2025Guidance
Tree planting and woodland creation: overview
Find information and support on woodland creation in England, including funding to create woodland, legal requirements and best practice for sustainability.
[close up of a tree tube witha young oak tree planted in it]
22 May 2025Guidance
Managing and maintaining woodlands: overview
Find information on sustainable woodland management in England, including funding to maintain your woodland, and regulations you need to follow.
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Blog post
Celebrating 10 years of our Keep it Clean tree health campaign: how simple actions protect our trees
How the Keep it Clean tree health campaign continues to help protect our woodlands and forests from pests and diseases 10 years on.
[Biosecurity boot cleaning.]
12 August 2026Guidance
Forestry Commission events
A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.
[APF 2022]
29 October 2025Collection
Where to find grants for trees and woodland
Forestry Commission grants for planting trees in England. Find out how to get funding for woodland creation, management and maintenance, and tree health.
[A dog in an English woodland. Photo by Laura Roberts on Unsplash.]
Blog post
Managing wildfire risk
England has now entered a period of heightened wildfire risk this summer. Learn how to manage wildfire risk and find out how the Forestry Commission responds.
[Forest on fire]
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The Forestry Commission increases the value of woodlands to society and the environment.
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Forestry Commission
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
United Kingdom
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0300 067 4321
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