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Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
There are rules for bringing plants or ‘plant-based products’ (like wood)…
If you’re bringing in plants or plant-based products from the EU,…
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A ‘phytosanitary’ (plant health) certificate proves your plants: have been…
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Prunus Africana is a geographically widespread tree growing in the highland forest in mainland Africa and outlying islands
Explains the legislation governing Tree Preservation Orders and tree protection in conservation areas.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Forestry Commission to introduce new plant health requirements following confirmation of eight-toothed spruce bark beetle findings in Suffolk and Norfolk.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Samples collected by Natural England will protect trees species from ash dieback
Find out what you can do to prevent or help minimise the introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of tree pests and diseases in the UK.
Information about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, including how to report sightings.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell...
You may need to make a 'works to trees' application if they’re protected by a ‘tree preservation order’ (TPO) or you live in a conservation area.
Information about Phytophthora pluvialis, including how to report sightings.
Identify, report, prevent and minimise the introduction, spread and impacts of tree pests and diseases in the UK.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
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