The Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network

This article, published in the Journal of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGjournal), outlines the work of the Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network (WPHSN), a Welsh Government funded plant health initiative. Launched in 2022 by Forest Research (FR), the primary aim of the WPHSN is to monitor the presence and absence of native and invasive […]

Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network Programme: 2023 review

This document is an Annex to the Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network Programme 2022 Review, and reports on the second year of the WPHSN activities undertaken on behalf of the Welsh Government. It describes a network of insect and spore traps placed at strategic woodland sites across Wales to monitor and record the presence/absence of invasive pests and pathogens which may negatively affect our trees, woodlands, and forests.

Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network Programme: 2022 review

This document describes and reports on the first year of activities undertaken for the Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network (WPHSN), a ground-breaking Welsh Government funded project to monitor native and invasive pests and pathogens that may pose a threat to health of plants and trees across Wales.