Responding to public consultations is an important way to influence policy. We consult with members as much as possible and often work in partnership with other organisations to strengthen our messages. We also produce papers on specific topics where it is important to publish our position.
Current
Woodland Carbon Code - Version 3
Woodland Carbon Code – Scottish Forestry
Deadline: 10 June 2025
Help shape the next version of the Woodland Carbon Code that is due to be released later this year. The update reflects their commitment to continuous improvement, ensuring the code remains clear, accessible and aligned with national and global standards.
Please read the consultation document and share your views in this online survey by Tuesday 10 June. It should take around 30 minutes.
Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising Integrity
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero – UK Government
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Timber Industrial Strategy – Wales
Welsh Government
Deadline: 16 April 2025
This consultation sets out proposals for Wales’s first Timber Industrial Strategy.
Please visit the Welsh Government webpage for this consultation to find out more.
Land Use Framework Consultation
Defra
Deadline: 25 April 2025
This consultation presents the government’s assessment of the scale of land use change required to meet Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) and Climate Change Act targets, and how this will be achieved alongside the land needed for forestry, food, housing and energy.
Please respond individually online.
Past
2025
Land Use Framework Consultation – Defra, April 2025
Timber Industrial Strategy – Wales – Welsh Government, April 2025
A Biodiversity Metric for Scotland’s Planning System: Key Issues Consultation – NatureScot, May 2024
Careers Education, Skills, Training and Development for Agricultural, Horticultural and Forestry Workers: Call for Evidence – Welsh Government, April 2024
Sustainable Farming Scheme – Welsh Government, March 2024
Net Zero Sector Skills – Welsh Government, December 2023
Tackling the Nature Emergency: Consultation on Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity – Scottish Government, December 2023
Section 115 of The Environment Act 2021 The Duty to Consult on the Felling of Street Trees – Defra, November 2023
Changes to the Forestry (felling of trees) Regulations 1979 – Welsh Government, September 2023
Management of Existing UK Woodlands: An Opportunity for Green Prosperity – Institute of Chartered Foresters & CIEEM, August 2023
Environmental Outcomes Report – Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, June 2023
Read our industry response with the Environmental Policy Forum>>
Future Grant Support for Forestry – Scottish Forestry, May 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill – Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, March 2023
Read our industry response with the Environmental Policy Forum>>
Regulatory Fees and Charges for 2023/2024 – Natural Resources Wales, January 2023
UK Forestry Standard: Draft Updated Content – Scottish Forestry, December 2022
RICS Standard – Valuation of Woodlands – Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, November 2022
Agriculture (Wales) Bill – Welsh Government, November 2022
Forestry Act revisions – Developments and additional information>>
Read the Committee Stage 1 Report (January 2023)>>
Sustainable Timber and Deforestation – Environmental Audit Committee, September 2022
Environment Act 2021: Environmental Targets – Defra, June 2022
Nature Recovery Green Paper – Defra, May 2022
Select Committee on Land Use in England – House of Lords, April 2022
Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation – Defra, April 2022
Consultation on Future Agricultural Policy Proposals for Northern Ireland – DAERA, February 2022
GB Plant Biosecurity Strategy Consultation – GB Governments, November 2021
UKWAS 5 Second Revision Draft Consultation – UKWAS, November 2021
Forestry skills crisis Institute position paper – Institute of Chartered Foresters, October 2021
UKFS Review key stakeholder consultation – UKFS, September 2021
Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy – DAERA, September 2021
Delivering Economic Transformation – Scottish Government, August 2021
Agriculture (Wales) White Paper – Welsh Government, March 2021
National Planning Policy Framework – MHCLG, March 2021
Read our response>>
Scotland’s Third Land Use Strategy – Scottish Government, January 2021
Inquiry on Environmental Land Management and Agricultural Transition – Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs Committee, January 2021
Inquiry on Tree Planting and Woodlands – Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs Committee, November 2020
Planning White Paper – MHCLG, October 2020
Sustainable Farming and our Land – Welsh Government, October 2020
England Tree Strategy – Defra, September 2020
Environmental Land Management Scheme – Defra, July 2020
Read our forestry sector response with Confor, Royal Forestry Society and Woodland Trust>>
Scotland’s Forestry Strategy – Forestry and Land Scotland, July 2019
Environmental Land Management Scheme – Defra, July 2019
Read our forestry sector position paper with Confor, the Woodland Trust and Royal Forestry Society>>
Protecting and Enhancing England’s Trees and Woodlands – Defra, February 2019
T Levels, Department for Education and Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, January 2019
