Forests: Surrey
Commons · Question 66821 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the (a) application and (b) enforcement of the UK Forestry Standard in Surrey, in the context of recent logging activities at Bummoor Copse; and
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Jul 2025
The Forestry Commission regulates tree felling in England under the provisions in the Forestry Act. Most felling licences require that felled trees or woodland are replaced by replanting or natural regeneration. The exception to this is a thinning licence...