How to manage and maintain your trees

Explore expert guides and toolkits to help you manage and maintain trees and woodland.

Ways to manage woodland, Forestry Commission

Guidance on different ways to manage woodland and how to create a woodland management plan.

Woodland management, Woodland Trust

A guide to woodland management techniques, including coppicing, formative pruning, and thinning.

Woodland management, Royal Forestry Society

An introductory guide to woodland management, providing practical advice for new woodland owners.

Managing and caring for trees, The Tree Council

A guide to care for newly planted trees covering watering, mulching, weed control, and protection.

Woodland management techniques

This Woodland Wildlife Toolkit provides advice on managing woodlands for wildlife.

Tree pests and diseases, Forestry Commission

How to implement good biosecurity to protect trees and woodland from pests and diseases.