Monitoring and Ongoing Plant Health

Understand the importance of regular monitoring and effective reporting for early detection of plant health issues.

Familiarise yourself and colleagues with techniques that will allow you to identify and report plant health issues; what you can action yourself and when to seek expert support.


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Guidance of specific pests and diseases
Guidance on plant health controls - APHA
Observatree priority pests and diseases
Check a sweet chestnut - citizen science
Pest and disease factsheets - Forest research
Tree surveying for pests and diseases course - Yorkshire arboretum
Pest and disease factsheets - Defra