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The UK Forestry Standard is the reference standard for sustainable forest management in the UK.

The UKFS is the technical standard for forestry across the UK, which provides the foundation for sustainable forest management. It has been developed specifically for forestry in the UK and is based on applying internationally agreed criteria which support the delivery of sustainable forest management and recognise the need to...

The UK Forest Standard was first published in 1998 (2nd edition 2004, 3rd edition 2011). The current 4th edition was published in 2017.

The UK governments have set out their requirements for sustainable forest management in the UK Forestry Standard. Available both as ePub and PDF.

Note: This is an archive publication. Always consult the most recent guidance for up-to-date information. Practising sustainable forestry means managing our forests in a way that meets our needs at present, but that does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. They will rightly expect that...

The UK Forestry Standard plays an important role in defining requirements for independent certification in the UK.

1. Principles The principles underlying the guidance presented below are: maintaining, where possible, the values and benefits associated with ash woodlands and iconic trees; securing an economic return where timber production is an important objective; maintaining as much genetic diversity in ash trees as possible with the aim of ensuring the...

Proposal and concept paper for an approach similar to that adopted for wood packaging material

Explanation of the system for licensing hauliers and wood processors in the United Kingdom (UK) to move and handle wood and timber from forests affected by Phytophthora diseases, to minimise disease spread

Dothistroma septosporum, Dothistroma needle blight, DNB, fungicides, copper, aerial application

Oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars, or larvae, are covered with thousands of minute, irritating hairs. These can be released as a defence mechanism, or blown off by the wind, and come into contact with people and animals. Contact can cause symptoms ranging from a mildly itching rash to allergic reactions. The caterpillars...

Explanation of treatments required for sawn wood with residual bark still attached which has been cut from trees affected by Phytophthora ramorum or Phytophthora kernovii disease