The Institute of Chartered Foresters and Focus of Forestry First have teamed up to bring you a one-day workshop that focuses on Pests & Diseases.

Tree pests and diseases can cause significant damage to woodlands, impacting biodiversity, the productive forestry and tourism industries. If you are a tree professional based in Wales, please join us in Wrexham for this workshop to hear from a number of speakers on how we can help prevent and minimise the introduction and spread of these pests and diseases.

Emphasising the importance of biosecurity, the workshop will begin with an update on current and future tree pest and disease threats, with tree health training resources available from Observatree, and will highlight the practical measures that we can all take. In the afternoon, attendees will have the opportunity to ask tree health-related questions regarding their work, land or woodlands during a Q&A/clinic session. The workshop will close with an activity designed to find out what training attendees would like in the future in terms of content, delivery and timings.

Thank you to Insitute Fellow, Tom Jenkins FICFor (Head of Forest Research Wales), for his support in the development of this workshop.

Objectives

• Update on current and future tree pest and disease threats

• Help reduce risk of introduction and spread of tree pests and diseases

• Opportunity to ask specific tree health-related questions.

Speakers

Dr Suzanne Sancisi-Frey – Pathologist (tree health), Forest Research

Alex Lewis – Research Scientist, Forest Research

Becki Gawthorpe – Biosecurity Officer, Forestry Commission

Sam Milner – Tree Health Officer, Natural Resources Wales

Joe McMinn – Senior Advisor Tree Health, Natural Resources Wales

Karen Dawson Morris – Programme Manager, Welsh Government

Agenda

10:15     Welcome and refreshments

10:30    Pests and diseases presentation

11:30    Biosecurity presentation and activity

12:30    Lunch

13:30    Q&A clinic – everything to do with tree health in Wales

14:45     Future training activity

15:30     Close

Who should attend?

• Foresters

• Arboriculturists

Point of contact

If you have any issues booking this event please contact - info@focusonforestryfirst.co.uk.

Booking Fee

£20

Focus on Forestry First Ltd fully funds these events, all we ask for is a small booking fee to secure your place on the course.

Please read our Terms & Conditions before booking.