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2016 – New planting and publicly funded restocking

New planting New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland by planting trees on land that was not previously woodland. The statistics presented here also include new woodland that is created by natural colonisation of trees on land near existing woodland. Statistics on new planting are used to inform government policy and resource allocation, […]

Climate amelioration

Information on the importance and use of greenspace planning to ensure adaptation to climate change

Third party tools

Tools and calculators from other organizations and institutes

OPM Manual – 5. Surveying trees and timing of control measures

Guide to surveying oak trees for signs of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) and when to apply control measures

FR Board RoI March 2024 – website

FR Board RoI March 2024 - website

Sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)

Present in UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name of causal agent – Cryphonectria parasitica Picture: D. Rigling Sweet chestnut blight is a destructive disease of sweet chestnut trees (trees in the Castanea genus) caused by the ascomycete fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. It was formerly known as Endothia parasitica. It can also affect a few other plant species. Distribution The Cryphonectria […]

Glossary

A glossary of woodfuel and biomass related terms

Thousand cankers disease (Geosmithia morbida)

Not present in UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name of causal agent – Geosmithia morbida (G. morbida) Vector – Walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis; P. juglandis) Picture: Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Thousand cankers disease is caused by the fungus Geosmithia morbida. It is believed to be able to affect all species of walnut trees […]

Public perspectives of treescape creation, expansion, management and maintenance (a review)

This review aims to answer the question “what are the public perspectives of woodland creation, expansion, management and maintenance?” (where woodland is taken to refer to trees in any location and context). Using a combination of structured search strings and key word searches, the search process uncovered 81 relevant publications from 15 countries, published between 1996 and 2021 (inclusive). Given the policy ambitions for tree planting and woodland expansion across Great Britain, from the United Kingdom (UK), Welsh and Scottish Governments, the findings from this review are timely. The findings provide valuable evidence of possible public reactions to new planting, afforestation and changes to management, and identify gaps in the evidence where further work is required.

OPM Manual – 4. Biology and life cycle

Understanding the biology of oak processionary moth (OPM) can help you to manage it. The caterpillars are the larval stage of the insect’s life cycle. OPM gets part of its common and scientific names from the caterpillars’ distinctive habit of moving around in nose-to-tail processions on trees, and sometimes on the ground beneath host trees. They also frequently cluster […]

Horse chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella)

Information about horse chestnut leaf miner moth (Cameraria ohridella), a pest of horse chestnut (Aesculus) trees and some Acer species

Tree Health Learning Pathway for Citizens

Aim The aim of this “tree health learning pathway” is to provide information and guidance to encourage anyone to engage with and get involved with nature, and with trees and tree pests and diseases, in particular Who is it for? This learning pathway is aimed at everyone and caters for all ages and abilities How does it work? Tree health […]