...pruning is a key technique which involves systematically removing lower branches to create clean stems and an elevated canopy. This serves three purposes: producing valuable knot-free timber, allowing light to...
...use free mapping tools such as the Sylva Foundation’s My Forest system to create an application map, using their guidance on how to produce EWCO compliant maps. 5. Make sure...
...rapid and effective response to any finding of Xylella in the UK. Grower or trader? Take the following actions Ensure imported plants both originate from and are sourced from disease-free...
...event is completely free. Virtual show visitors will browse just as they would at the ARB Show; our exhibitors have filled the interactive showground map with a huge range virtual...
...disease-free areas. Consider buying British-grown plants to avoid being party to an accidental introduction of a pest or disease. Biosecurity Kit Here at the Forestry Commission, we’re encouraging everyone to...
...which areas are pest-free. Observatree also conducts the UK’s only country-wide survey for oak and plane lace bugs. These two pests are not known to be in the UK yet...
...release of 10 case studies in the free Managing for Resilience report we published in July in partnership with the Forestry Commission is very timely, falling just after the launch...
...here: FREE Woods into Management Webinars – RDI Associates (ruraldevelopment.org.uk) Slide from webinar 1: Sustainable Woodland Management - how and why do woodlands benefit Finally, further support and advice is...
...of consignments will also receive a post-planting inspection by the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, to ensure the plants are pest and disease free. More information can be found on...
...Southeast and London, contact southeast.fce@forestrycommission.gov.uk. Biosecurity Pests such as Ips typographus can be spread through infested bark and vegetation. If you harvest spruce, ensure machinery is cleaned and free of...
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