Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80046
Tree Felling: Licensing
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences granted by Forestry Commission England in 2024 permitted the felling of ancient trees.
Answer
Mary CreaghThis Government does not collect data on the number or classification of trees felled. However, when considering a felling licence application the Forestry Commission would expect the application to comply with good forestry practice.