Full day course including buffet lunch.

About

To look after trees well you need to know when there is something wrong with them so you can take appropriate action. However, as there are only so many symptoms a tree can express, it’s not always easy to figure out what might be wrong. On this course you will learn how to methodically work through all the possibilities, to accurately record a tree’s symptoms and surrounds and categorise what type of problem you are most likely observing. You will also learn when to take samples, where to send them for testing and what to do if you find something problematic.

Aims

• Following the course, learners will be able to survey trees for the presence of pests and/or diseases.

• Categorise the type of problem they are most likely observing.

• Create a record of the assessment and determine next steps.

• Take a sample for laboratory analysis.

• Report pests and diseases with Tree Alert

Objectives

• Portray the environmental, economic and social impact of tree pests.

• Discuss the difference between physiological and pathological issues.

• Work through the observation of non-infectious and infectious tree disease methodically using case studies in the arboretum collection.

• Observe how to take an appropriate sample for laboratory analysis.

• Talk through the use of tree alert to accurately report pests and diseases.

• Determine next steps and where to go for more information.

Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Provide examples of how pests might impact upon economic, social, environmental and health and safety aspects in and around your workplace.

• Differentiate between physiological and pathological problems.

• Categorise types of tree disease.

• Systematically observe a tree’s surroundings and symptoms to complete a survey form and/or compile a Tree Alert report.

• Take samples for analysis.

• Research which tree pests are important to your work using the UK Plant Health Risk Register and Pest Risk Analysis.

• Take appropriate action where necessary.

Audience

People working in countryside management, gardening, plant nursery trade, nature conservation, landscape design, utility contracts, forestry, management of public and private woodland resource, conservation and tree health volunteers, interested amateurs, career developers.

Half Day Course

About

Tree pests and diseases have never been so great a problem as they are now, but the issues are often poorly understood. With a broad range of problems affecting trees, it can be difficult to know where to begin as an amateur or entry-level professional. This course will summarise tree health and biosecurity issues, give you the opportunity to see pests and diseases on trees in the arboretum and get you off to the right start with an introduction to good biosecurity practice.

Aims

Biosecurity basics is a half day course for people who want to know more about pathways of introduction and spread of pests and diseases in plants and trees, along with biosecurity measures to reduce risk. Teaching in the classroom and a short tour will be used to familiarise learners with some high-profile tree pests and basic categories of problems that affect tree health.

Objectives

• Portray the environmental, economic and social impact of tree pests at a national level using introductory examples of priority tree pests.

• Provide a brief overview of the UK Plant Health Service.

• Combine introductory lecture and a short tree health tour of the arboretum to raise awareness of frequently found and priority pests and disease.

• Talk learners through the minimum information to collect to report tree disease.

• Highlight the importance of reporting concerns accurately, and where to report them.

• Introduce simple biosecurity measures that may limit the spread of tree diseases.

Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Justify why it is important to limit the spread of tree pests.

• Outline who is responsible for the management of tree pests in the UK.

• Begin to categorise and recognise basic types of tree problems.

• Give named examples of public priority tree pests and describe the common symptoms that are useful to identify them.

• Use recommended resources to continue developing knowledge about tree pests.

• Limit the spread of harmful organisms by practicing basic biosecurity.

Audience

People working in landscape or countryside management, gardening, plant nursery trade, nature conservation volunteers, landscape design, utility contracts, forestry, management of public and private woodland resource, or as lead conservation volunteers and tree health volunteers. 

Full day course including buffet lunch.

PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

About

To look after trees well you need to know when there is something wrong with them so you can take appropriate action. However, as there are only so many symptoms a tree can express, it’s not always easy to figure out what might be wrong. On this course you will learn how to methodically work through all the possibilities, to accurately record a tree’s symptoms and surrounds and categorise what type of problem you are most likely observing. You will also learn when to take samples, where to send them for testing and what to do if you find something problematic.

Aims

• Following the course, learners will be able to survey trees for the presence of pests and/or diseases.

• Categorise the type of problem they are most likely observing.

• Create a record of the assessment and determine next steps.

• Take a sample for laboratory analysis.

• Report pests and diseases with Tree Alert

Objectives

• Portray the environmental, economic and social impact of tree pests.

• Discuss the difference between physiological and pathological issues.

• Work through the observation of non-infectious and infectious tree disease methodically using case studies in the arboretum collection.

• Observe how to take an appropriate sample for laboratory analysis.

• Talk through the use of tree alert to accurately report pests and diseases.

• Determine next steps and where to go for more information.

Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Provide examples of how pests might impact upon economic, social, environmental and health and safety aspects in and around your workplace.

• Differentiate between physiological and pathological problems.

• Categorize types of tree disease.

• Systematically observe a tree’s surroundings and symptoms to complete a survey form and/or compile a Tree Alert report.

• Take samples for analysis.

• Research which tree pests are important to your work using the UK Plant Health Risk Register and Pest Risk Analysis.

• Take appropriate action where necessary.

Audience

People working in countryside management, gardening, plant nursery trade, nature conservation, landscape design, utility contracts, forestry, management of public and private woodland resource, conservation and tree health volunteers, interested amateurs, career developers.