Forestry and Tree Health Resources
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It is important that woodfuels are transported approriately if it is to be done safely and with maintaining the quality of the fuel
This page provides good practice guidance when working on trees in or close to OPM-affected areas, or when dealing with arisings from work on OPM-infested trees.
The first thing to consider when planning to manually remove oak processionary moth (OPM) nests and caterpillars (larvae) is personal protection from contact with the caterpillars’ irritating hairs. It is not only the caterpillars which pose a risk: OPM nests (pictured below) also contain thousands of hairs shed by the caterpillars. These continue to...
Ecological benefits of greenspace and freshwater ecosystems in the urban environment
Site investigation, remediation, contaminated land, brownfield land, restoration, woodland
How social and environmental justice affects how people from different social groups use and access green space
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...
Information on how tree roots and trenching affect structures such as pavements in the urban environment, and practical considerations to greenspace development to reduce damage from tree roots
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