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Managing forest operations to protect the water environment

Last updated :22 Oct 2026

Topic: Manage forests

This guidance provides detailed supplementary guidance to forest managers, practitioners, planners, and supervisors on how forest operations should be planned and managed to protect the water environment.

Summary

The Guide is structured by forest operation. 

Each section starts with a summary of the most relevant water issues followed by subsections that set out guidance on planning and operational practice. 

A summary of the main points is provided for those working on forest sites using illustrated examples of forestry practice situations.

Applying this guidance will help ensure that forest operations comply with the UKFS Guidelines on Forests and Water, which are the primary source of information on the legal and good practice requirements.

Managing forest operations to protect the water environment

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