Woodland

Glossary of woodland management terms - members only please login to view document

Ref: 805  6 August 2007

Like farming, forestry involves a wide range of operations the terms for some of which are not in everyday use. The purpose of this note is to describe the operation to which each term refers and to give full names for abbreviations commonly used.

Woodland certification - members only please login to view document

Ref: 802  6 August 2007

Forest Certification has as its core the idea that consumers wish to, and have the right to, know whether the product they are purchasing came from a well and sustainably managed forest - or otherwise.

Felling trees - members only please login to view document

Ref: 803  6 August 2007

Permission is normally needed to fell growing trees. This describes the procedures, exceptions where no felling licence is needed and special cases of trees in hedgerows, tree preservation orders, conservation areas, SSSIs, and ancient monuments.

Woodland grants - members only please login to view document

Ref: 804  6 August 2007

Following devolution, Forestry Commission England and Forestry Commission Wales have different grant schemes and so these are set out for each country separately.