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Ecological benefit of open habitats in urban or peri-urban greenspace
Overview of the oak pinhole borer (Platypus cylindrus). How to identify beetle infestations and manage and protect timber.
Information on the importance and use of greenspace planning to ensure adaptation to climate change
Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) is a wood-boring beetle pest of birch trees (Betula genus) which could do significant damage to the United Kingdom's birch trees if it became established here.
Ecological benefits of greenspace and freshwater ecosystems in the urban environment
Supplying the right kind of woodfuel that meets the customers' needs is critical
Detailed descriptions of bleeding canker symptoms in horse chestnut trees, with pictures.
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...
Not present in UK Notifiable – See ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Anoplophora chinensis (A. chinensis) The citrus longhorn beetle (CLB) is a non-native, wood-boring, cerambycid beetle which is extremely damaging to a wide range of broadleaved tree and shrub species. These include several species native to the...
Benefits of greenspace for climate amelioration and reduction of the urban heat island effect.
General background information about woodfuel and biomass
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