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    Phytophthora pluvialis

     Information about the tree disease Phytophthora pluvialis
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    Siberian silk moth (Dendrolimus sibiricus)

     Not present in UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Dendrolimus sibiricus The larvae, or caterpillars, of the Siberian silk moth are a destructive pest of several species of conifer trees, some of which are grown in the United Kingdom for commercial and/or nature conservation purposes. It is also a human and animal health […]
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    2019 – Certified woodland area

     Certified woodland in the UK has been independently audited against the UK Woodland Assurance Standard. Forestry certification schemes are owned by international non-governmental organisations and exist to promote good forest practice. They offer product labels to demonstrate that wood or wood products come from well-managed forests. Figures for certified woodland areas are often used as an […]
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    2019 – Woodland area by ownership

     Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales and the Forest Service in Northern Ireland owned or managed 27% of the total woodland area in the UK in 2019 (Table 1.3). This proportion ranged from 16% of the woodland area in England to 55% in Northern Ireland. Table 1.3 Area of woodland in the UK […]
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    The UK Forestry Standard and voluntary independent forest certification

     The UK Forestry Standard plays an important role in defining requirements for independent certification in the UK.
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    Sweet chestnut blight – discoveries in Europe

     Sweet chestnut blight – discoveries in Europe Country First report of chestnut blight Albania 1967 Austria 1970 Belgium 1970s Bosnia-Herzegovina 1961 Bulgaria 1990s Croatia 1955 Czech Republic 2002 France 1965 Germany 1992 Greece 1963 Hungary 1969 Italy 1938 Poland 1990s Portugal 1989 Macedonia 1974 Romania 1984 Slovakia 1976 Slovenia 1950 Spain 1947 Switzerland 1948 Turkey 1968 Last updated: 11th July 2017 Back to main sweet chestnut blight tools and resources information page
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    Sweet chestnut blight – pictures

     Below are pictures of aspects and symptoms of sweet chestnut blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. A close-up view of the fruiting bodies of Cryphonectria parasitica (above). Picture: T. Kirisits A European sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) with dieback caused by sweet chestnut blight. Picture: T. Kirisits A canker on a sweet chestnut tree caused by a hypovirulent strain […]
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    Background to the UK Forestry Standard

     The UK Forest Standard was first published in 1998 (2nd edition 2004, 3rd edition 2011). The current 4th edition was published in 2017.
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    Field identification guide for Carcelia iliaca

     How to identify the OPM parasitoid Carcelia iliaca
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    Chalara manual – 2. Managing ash trees and woodland, including logs and firewood

     1. Principles The principles underlying the guidance presented below are: maintaining, where possible, the values and benefits associated with ash woodlands and iconic trees; securing an economic return where timber production is an important objective; maintaining as much genetic diversity in ash trees as possible with the aim of ensuring the presence of ash in the long term; and minimising impacts […]
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    Summary: wood production

     It is estimated that a total of 11.7 million green tonnes of roundwood was removed from UK woodlands in 2017.   Softwood accounted for most (94%) removals from UK woodland and totalled 10.9 million green tonnes in 2017 (Table 2.1).  This represented a 2% increase on the previous year’s figure.   Hardwood removals totalled 0.7 million green […]
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    Wood production

     Wood production Sources Figures on UK wood production (or removals) are compiled from a variety of sources: Forestry Commission (FC), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Forest Service (FS) administrative records – for all removals from FC/NRW/FS woodlands; the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey – for softwood removals from private sector woodlands and statistics on deliveries – for total hardwood removals. The […]