Jurisdiction England, Scotland Parent agency Forestry Commission | Headquarters Cambridge, England Website www.forestry.gov.uk | |
The Forestry Authority is a government research agency and a branch of the non-ministerial government department the Forestry Commission of England and Scotland.
It is responsible for the administration and payment of grants for approved planting and restocking schemes throughout England and Scotland, for controlling functions such as felling, for forestry research and for providing advice to private woodland owners along with local authorities and countryside groups.
The research of the Forestry Authority covers a wide range of topics, such as: administration; communications; entomology; environmental research; forest products; mensuration; overseas contracts; pathology; physiology; plant production; silviculture; site studies; statistics and computing; tree improvement; and wildlife and conservation.
The Forestry Authority is based at Great Eastern House, Cambridge, England.