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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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    Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)

     Not present in UK Notifiable – see ’Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Thaumetopoea pityocampa (T. pityocampa) Pine processionary moth (PPM) larvae, or caterpillars, are a threat to the health of pine (Pinus) and some other conifer tree species, as well as a hazard to human and animal health. (Picture: John Ghent, Bugwood.org) PPM, like its close relative […]
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    Harvesting health and safety

     Health and safety for harvesting operations
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    Phytophthora manual – 7. Policy on collecting foliage (rhododendron etc.) from woodlands in Great Britain

     Explanation of British forestry authorities' policy on collecting foliage from plants susceptible to Phytophthora ramorum infection, especially Rhododendron ponticum, in forests and woodland
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    Ramorum disease (Phytophthora ramorum)

     Information, management advice and guidance on ramorum disease of forest trees and plants, and its causal agent, Phytophthora ramorum. Also known as sudden oak death, sudden larch death and larch tree disease
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    Landscape resources

     Resources relevant to Forests and Landscape. General The natural choice: securing the value of nature (2011). HM Government. European Landscape Convention Guidance: integrating the intent of the ELC into plans, policies and strategies, parts 1, 2 and 3 (2009). Natural England. Securing the future: delivering UK sustainable development strategy (2005). HM Government. Planning tools Landscape Character assessment – Landscape Character assessment […]
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    2019 – Public Opinion of Forestry survey – woodland visitors

     The Public Opinion of Forestry Survey is carried out every two years and obtains people’s attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues, including visits to woodland. Copies of reports and detailed data tables are available at www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/public-opinion-of-forestry/. The results shown in Tables 6.4 and 6.5 and Figure 6.1 have been taken from the UK and country reports […]
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    Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea)

     Information about the pest larvae (caterpillars) of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea), including its biology, distribution, management and control.
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    OPM Manual – 10. Other work on oak trees

     You might have to have other work, such as pruning, felling, pollarding or tree surgery, carried out on your oak trees in OPM-affected areas. Any work on trees can be hazardous, but working on OPM-infested oak trees carries the additional risks of: the people doing the work being affected by the caterpillars’ irritating hairs spreading the pest further afield […]
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    Meeting Notes – 9th February 2022

     Meeting notes from 09/02/2022
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    OPM Manual – 8. Occupational health

     Oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars, or larvae, are covered with thousands of minute, irritating hairs. These can be released as a defence mechanism, or blown off by the wind, and come into contact with people and animals. Contact can cause symptoms ranging from a mildly itching rash to allergic reactions. The caterpillars build communal nests on the trunks […]
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