The Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017

[Jon Heuch]

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/178/contents/made

 

The Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017

 

came into force yesterday and applies from tomorrow.

 

It will make it illegal to move sweet chestnut material including plants, logs, branches, foliage and firewood out of, or inside, zones within a 5 kilometre (3.2 mile) radius of infected sites. The same restrictions apply to oak within 1 kilometre (0.62 mile) of the sites. Initially two areas have been demarcated and the exact details of the boundaries of the zones can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plant-health-controls#quarantine-pests or Sweet chestnut blight - Tree pests and diseases.

 

 

And if you want to know in words - one area is near Ilfracombe and the other on the west bank of the River Exe opposite Exmouth.

 

Exceptions to this movement prohibition include oak or sweet chestnut material entering and exiting the zones without stopping. For example, the delivery of plants, logs or firewood which start and end their journeys outside the zones is permitted. Other exceptions may also be granted in certain circumstances by the Forestry Commission and APHA.

[sloth]

Thanks for the heads up Jon. Let's hope it stays contained...