Guidance

Guide to restocking your woodlands (Ips typographus)

A guide on restocking your woodlands, after removing spruce trees within the proactive spruce removal area in the south-east of England (in the Ips typographus Demarcation Area).

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
15 January 2024
Last updated
25 June 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Guide to restocking your woodlands (Ips typographus)

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Guide to restocking your woodlands (Ips typographus)

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Early detection of the eight toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) and decisive action will help prevent this pest from spreading to other parts of the country, reducing the potential impact and damage to our treescapes and forestry industry.

Published 15 January 2024
Last updated 25 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. Addition of 2 Q&As, new links added and additional text in the ancient woodlands section.

  2. Updated the summary to reflect the new naming of the area "proactive spruce removal area" in the south-east of England.

  3. First published.