Wildfire Danger Assessment
Tuesday 12th July – Thursday 14th July 2022 for Eastern Scotland.
Please see the Wildfire Danger Assessment for Scotland Tuesday 12th July to Thursday 14th July 2022. After a significant period with little rain the Wildfire Danger Assessment is Very High from 12th- 14th July 2022 in Eastern Scotland.
FBS Fire Danger assessment PDF
Provided by Firebreak Services Ltd www.firebreakservices.co.uk and circulated by ConFor
UK Woodland Carbon Code
Version 2.2 of the Woodland Carbon Code is now available. It includes changes to:
- The Standard Document
- 1.6 Additionality
- 2.1 Landowner/tenant commitments
- 2.6 Registry and avoidance of double-counting
- 4. Environmental Quality and 5. Social Responsibility (use of the Woodland Benefits Tool).
- Other minor clarifications.
- Template documents
If you submit documents for validation/verification on or after 1 October 2022, you must use Version 2.2 of documents against Version 2.2 of the WCC standard.
If you have completed planting and you submit documents for validation/verification by 30 September 2022, you can still use Version 2.1 of documents against version 2.1 of the WCC standard.
UK Land Carbon Registry fees are increasing from 1 October 2022.
PEFC is conducting a short survey, closing on 22 July.
PEFC believe your opinion and input into what they do is important. They would like to gain a better understanding of what is relevant and important to you in terms of certification to help develop future services.
There are two main sections and one additional section if you have time to complete:
- Sustainability issues – priorities
- PEFC certification performance and training requirements
- Submit or continue with three questions on API (Application Programming Interface for easy analysis of chain of custody certificates status) services and PEFC off-product trademark use.
The survey should only take around 12 minutes, and if you wish your responses can be anonymous.
Please click here to commence the survey https://treee.es/pefcmarketsurvey22M
Asulox Emergency Approval
Subject to conditions, Asulam is available for bracken control during the 2022 season. The main conditions for application methods are:
- Aerial application has been authorised subject to an aerial spraying permit being obtained: the regulator will provide template application forms.
- Ground-based application has been authorised for conservation areas only, which have a statutory conservation designation.
See the Bracken Control Group’s Asulam page for more detail.
Welcome to new members who have recently joined UKFCG
Gorteneorn, Fordie Estate, Bunachton Woods, Craggie Forest
