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FORESTRY &
TIMBER NEWS
October 2019 Issue 95
BIOSECURITY
ENVIRONMENTAL
INNOVATION
INDUSTRY
FUNDING
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CONTENTS
65 | PROCESSING
MORE BARK PLEASE...
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67 | SILVICULTURE
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INTEGRATED LAND USE
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online at 71 | MACHINERY
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NEWS & COMMENT
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5 | EDITORIAL
£60 (£65 overseas).
Please contact Liz@confor.org.uk 77 | MOTOR
6 | BIOSECURITY & TRADE
SECURING FORESTRY’S FUTURE 79 | PESTICIDES NOTEBOOK
8 | NEWS 81 | SMALL WOODLAND OWNER
CONFOR CONTACTS CONFOR MEETS NEW FORESTRY 82 | FORESTRY IN PICTURES
Stefanie Kaiser MINISTER ZAC GOLDSMITH
Communications and editor FTN
T: 0131 240 1420 CONFOR INDUSTRY DINNER
E: stefanie.kaiser@confor.org.uk
REINVENTED FOR 2020
FEATURES
MEMORIAL WOODLAND FOR 27 | CONFOR WOODLAND SHOW
Caroline Harrison
National manager for England MARTIN BISHOP REVIEW
M: 07500 927482
E: caroline.harrison@confor.org.uk CONFOR WELCOMES NEW CHAIR HIGH SPIRITS & QUALITY VISITORS
DISCUSSING INDUSTRY-WIDE
Jamie Farquhar REGULARS APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
National manager for Scotland
CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRESS
M: 07817 374906 14 | BIOSECURITY
E: jamie.farquhar@confor.org.uk REPORT PUBLISHED
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
RAB EASTON TOURS THE SHOW
Anthony Geddes
PLANT PASSPORTING
PLUS: SCHOOLS, LOGGERS, MEET
National manager for Wales BREXIT AND EU TIMBER
T: 074 94079305 THE VISITORS
E: anthony@confor.org.uk REGULATIONS
45 | ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
18 | COMMUNICATING FORESTRY
Andrew Heald MICFor BUILDING CARBON LEVELS
Technical director forestry and CONFOR MEMBERS HARNESS THE
Northern Ireland representative IN SOILS
M: 07771 844653
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PROTECTOR BOOSTS BENEFITS OF
E: andrew.heald@confor.org.uk PROJECT LOOKS AT INDUSTRY AS
WOODEN PALLETS
David Sulman CUSTODIAN
Deputy chief executive PLOUGHING OR MOUNDING?
T: 01786 449029
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E: david.sulman@confor.org.uk STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT POWER FOR THE FUTURE WITH
£14M BIOMASS PLANT
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Dr Eleanor Harris
Policy Researcher NAVIGATING THE PEAKS CAIRNGORMS FORESTS: A RICH
T: 0131 240 1417
E: eleanor@confor.org.uk AND TROUGHS HERITAGE OF NATIVE TIMBER
22 | NEWS FROM MEMBERS PRODUCTION
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51 | INDUSTRY FUNDING
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EDITORIAL
A stronger future together
STUART GOODALL CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CONFOR
I
recently presented to the Board of China believe a democracy will be forced
Forest Industries Ireland who were to blink first, whereas Trump reckons it will
keen to learn from what they saw as be China as the trade imbalance is so great.
our success. I was flattered that they I could go on commenting on local and
believed that, but I also made clear we global events and trends, but the point
had continuing frustrations as well as I want to make is that increasingly our
achievements. sector is subject to external factors. We
While there, I spoke with an need to influence what we can and provide
acquaintance from forest management ourselves with the best information on
company, Veon who had recently visited what we can’t.
central Europe. He’d seen, first-hand, the This is where Confor comes in. While
devastation being caused by the spruce we can’t influence Trump, we can share
bark beetle. His view is that the flood of analysis and information, and we can
cheap timber will continue for some time influence politicians closer to home.
yet, unwelcome news for our UK mills. I’m frequently reminded that we all have
The previous week I met with the new a shared future, based on strong markets,
UK forestry minister Zac Goldsmith, secure, long-term supply and a functioning
who impressed me with his desire to get supply chain. Working together we create
stuck in and drive more tree planting the strength of voice needed to capture
and management in England. I took attention as well as to secure greater
the obvious opportunity to refer to resource to address the various challenges
the announcement of an extra £5m for that arise across the supply chain.
planting in Scotland this year – something For many members this is the time
that was under question until I reassured of year when you receive your renewal
the Scottish Government that the nursery invoice. Please continue to give us your
material was there. support and we will continue to work hard
Globally, the impetus towards on your behalf.
greater tree planting and And, if the opportunity arises, do
using more wood (not encourage someone else to join – you can
least to replace plastics) is give them this magazine (when you’ve read
strengthening, but the global it of course!) and ask them to get in touch.
economy is slowing, in part Details of the Confor team are on the
because of the escalating previous page.
trade war between the US Here’s to a stronger future - together!
and China. It appears that www.confor.org.uk
BIOSECURITY AND TRADE
Strategy to secure
forestry’s future
Andrew Heald revisits ern Europe into Spain and though
Confor’s Plant Health Italy and up to France, means that
a ban on the import of Olive trees
action plan and considers
now looks inevitable.
the Ips Typographus The option of banning imports”is
outbreak in Europe always appealing but it is often at
odds with our relatively free trading
M
uch has been written in history and, with relatively few plant
recent years about the health inspectors and with easy
rapid increase in pests (ish) road connection with Europe,
and diseases impacting not always straightforward.
UK forests and woodlands. We have A key part of the UK Govern-
seen how Phytophthora ramorum ment’s strategy in tackling bios-
and Xyllela have rapidly travelled ecurity is the wider use of Plant
across the UK and will change our Passports on all relevant material
productive forest, our hedgerows, including harvested timber. It was
and native woodlands forever. plant passports that enabled the
A changing climate puts all our deliveries of oak trees to be fol-
trees under stress, particularly after lowed and sites inspected.
the very hot weather last year. Those
unusual conditions saw an inevitable How do we balance the real
spread of Oak processionary moth and urgent need for biosecurity with
(OPM) into the nurseries of Belgium the desire for light-touch regulation
and Germany in late 2018. Unsur- and free trade?
prisingly, this summer we have wit- Confor has worked hard to
nessed over 80 confirmed cases of make the Plant Passporting re-
OPM in the UK. quirements as workable and practi-
The outbreak of Ips typographus cal as possible, put the people who
in Kent appears to be under control will be required to implement them
but was a real wake up call for many need to see and understand that
of us who have always thought “it they are adding value. Is this a price
could never happen here”. we are willing to pay for greater bi-
The spread of Xyllela from south- osecurity? Read more on p14 and p16.
Ips typographus – a Swiss perspective
The current European outbreak of Ips is Here, Dr Beat Wermelinger gradually increased, in particular after the
having a devastating effect on forests describes the situation in hot and dry years of 2017 and 2018. The
across central Europe. The impact is also Switzerland and reflects on infestations in 2018 were higher than in the
being felt in the UK with a decline in the lessons learned. peak year after Vivian but clearly lower
price of sawn timber due to the large than after Lothar.
I
volumes of harvesting timber reaching ps typographus is currently the most Due to climate change, few forest
the market. Harvested timber in Austria challenging pest in Swiss forests. owners will now plant spruce, especially
is currently cheaper than in Russia, Following the storms Vivian (1990) not at lower elevations. Instead, they rely
and there are concerns regarding the and Lothar (1999), two million and eight on natural regeneration, leading to higher
availability of timber in five to ten years million cubic metres, respectively, of proportions of broadleaves. Occasionally,
time due to the scale of the impact. Norway spruce timber was infested and specific tree species such as oak, cherry
killed. To put this in context: the usual or walnut are planted. As an alternative to
annual harvest in Switzerland is five spruce, silver fir is promoted.
million cubic metres! Between 2008 To control Ips and other bark beetles,
and 2014, the infestations remained at a usually sanitation felling is used, ie
normal, low level, but since then they have removing infested trees from the forest
6 FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 CONFOR.ORG.UK
UK PLANT HEALTH STRATEGY
The UK’s Plant Health Strategy launched of the risk situation and taking measures
• Reviewing passenger baggage
in May 2018 included: to maintain the strongest possible allowance for regulated plant material to
• Launching the ‘Don’t Risk It’ campaign controls assess whether it should be discontinued
(summer 2019) to raise awareness of the • Building knowledge and awareness of Sir Harry Studholme, chair of the
risks of bringing back plant materials threats to trees to ensure accurate and Forestry Commission said: “Publishing
from holiday destinations up to date information this strategy is a critical milestone in our
• Consulting with industry on • Working in partnership with the sector ongoing work to safeguard England’s
contingency plans for key threats to our to drive up biosecurity standards through trees. It provides clear direction on how
trees and plants to ensure a swift and assurance and safe sourcing we can work collaboratively across
effective response should new pests and • Exploring strengthening of public sectors, to combat tree pests and
diseases enter the UK procurement strategies to specify safe diseases, to protect our beloved forests
• Strengthening protection against sourcing and woodlands for not only our current
Xylella – maintaining continuous scrutiny generation but for the future.”
Where do we want to be in five years?
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Governments and regulators should...
IMMEDIATELY IN THE NEXT YEAR IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS
Increase monitoring and Report area of Promote UK-grown firewood.
reporting to include the woodland under
Provide adequate grants
majority of imported firewood management in annual
and wood packaging material. Forest Statistics.
and support for woodland In five years,
management and streamline financial and regulatory
or
the process of approving
Ban imported firewood.
felling permissions. incentives must make
it easier and cheaper
Landowners, management companies and nurseries should... to supply firewood
IN THE NEXT YEAR IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS by managing UK
Explore opportunities Take up and promote woodlands, than to
to bring unmanaged opportunities provided import it.
woodlands into management by government.
Earlier in 2018, Confor launched our and help government create
suitable support.
own Biosecurity and Brexit paper
before the beetles have emerged. In people have become aware that in lower
RELATED ARTICLES
remote areas, infested trees are often left elevations spruce will not be a promising Related articles in this issue:
standing. The same is true in the lowlands tree species in the future and instead
for forest reserves or for stands where the promote broadleaves. Spruce is drought-
owners or authorities decided to refrain intolerant, susceptible to windthrow and
from measures for various reasons. The bark beetles, which disturbances will
use of pheromone traps for monitoring probably increase with climate change.
has decreased. What could have been done better?
Timber prices have declined in Given the composition and age of the
general, and the current situation with affected stands outbreak were almost
sanitation fellings has additional negative inevitable. A more intensive control was
consequences on the timber market. not feasible due to limited capacities. The
It has become obvious that Ips control might have been organized more
outbreaks in spruce-dominated forests efficiently by better prioritization. And All you need to know about Plant
after severe disturbance cannot be often sanitation cutting occurred too late Passporting (p14/16)
prevented. But a consistent, large-scale when Ips had already left the stems.
Member profile Prees Heath Nursery
and timely sanitation felling of infested Dr Beat Wermelinger is an entomologist
(p20/21)
trees was shown to be effective. The and senior scientist at the Swiss Federal
most important lesson, however, is that Institute WSL More bark please (p65)
CONFOR.ORG.UK FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 7
CONFOR NEWS
Confor meets new UK Forestry
Minister Zac Goldsmith
Confor’s CEO Stuart Goodall need to produce more wood in the
met with Zac Goldsmith on UK in order to reduce our global en-
vironmental footprint and to help
Chris McAndrew / UK Parliament (Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0))
11 September
lock up carbon. He also accepted
A
lthough it was in keeping my challenge to take a strong per-
with the ‘unusual’ political sonal lead in driving forward the ac-
times we live in, I was still tion needed to see a fundamental
concerned to read, the evening change in English forestry.
before we met, that new forestry I left pleased and impressed, but
minister Zac Goldsmith (just a few also very aware that Brexit and elec-
weeks into the post) had been pro- tion events could intervene. By the
moted. Thankfully, I was reassured time you read this, Confor will have
that he still retained his responsibil- already gone back to the Minister for
ity for forestry and the meeting went ideas and actions he can commit the
ahead. government to in the coming weeks.
My overall impression was of a I have thrown away the crystal
Minister who took forestry seriously ball and cancelled my monthly tarot
and was determined to build on our card readings – no one knows what
good work with his predecessor, Da- will happen next, but I can see the
vid Rutley… and quickly. Borderlands Growth Deal, especially momentum in favour of forestry
This was music to my ears, and in Northumberland where Confor increasing and every engagement
we moved swiftly on to discuss how has secured strong support from the with a Minister and their officials is
to drive-up planting in England and local MPs and the County Council. an opportunity to speed things up
the opportunities provided by the The Minister understands the and maintain direction.
#TheFutureIsForestry essay
and video prize 2019
Theme Who can enter?
DEADLINE
14 October
How can farmers and landowners Anyone aged 30 or under
be motivated to plant more trees (on 26 November) and
to deliver a wide range of benefits, forestry students of any age.
especially mitigating climate Videos should be 1-2 minutes
change? long and essays up to 1500
words (plus visual materials and
Prizes accompanying text)
£500, £250 and £100 for the top
three essays and the top three How to enter
videos. Prizes presented at the Send entries to eleanor@confor.org.
Houses of Parliament, 26 November uk - with your name, date of birth,
2019. phone number, email and name of
academic institution or employer.
Upload videos to YouTube with
hashtag #TheFutureIsForestry2019
and email the link to Eleanor.
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Confor industry
dinner reinvents
itself for 2020
Three new awards – for future leaders,
innovators and communicators – are
planned for Confor’s bigger and better
annual forestry dinner, taking place in
Edinburgh on 25 February 2020.
T
he annual dinner has traditionally been a celebra-
tion of the sector, where the Dedicated Service to
Forestry Award is presented to an individual who
has made a significant lifetime contribution to the sec-
tor.
The 2020 dinner hopes to present three additional
awards, including one for a Future Leader - an individual
with outstanding skills, who is already making a posi-
tive difference to the sector and has initiative, passion
and the potential to play a significant leadership role in celebration of the forestry and wood success story. The
future. Forestry and Land Scotland has kindly agreed to event is held in Edinburgh but it celebrates excellence
sponsor this award and Confor is seeking two additional across the UK. We aim to have a bigger attendance and
sponsors for two more new awards. more awards in 2020 to recognise the innovators, the
The first is the Changing Attitudes award, for positive future leaders and the communicators who are making a
promotion of the forestry and wood processing sector. real difference, while still honouring a dedicated industry
This award will be presented to an individual or business servant. We look forward to the forestry and wood sec-
promoting the sector in a positive and impactful way tor turning out in force to support the 2020 dinner.”
- through personal engagement, campaigning or com-
munication, social media or other ways. Their work will
CONFOR DINNER 2020
have led to greater public awareness and understanding
of the sector. The dinner is held on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 at
The Sheraton Edinburgh.
The final new award planned is for Innovation and
Anyone interested in sponsoring an award should
Research - to be presented to the business or individual email or call Jamie Farquhar - jamie@confor.org.uk or
delivering successful innovation and/or research which 07817 374906
has clearly demonstrated greater productivity or effi- The dinner is expected to sell out and early booking is
ciency in the industry. recommended. Online booking is available on our website,
find the event here: www.confor.org.uk/resources/events/
Stuart Goodall, CEO of Confor, said: “We had a larger Or get in touch with Ann Stewart on 0131 240 1410 or
and more diverse attendance at the 2019 dinner and see ann@confor.org.uk
the potential to develop the event into a bigger, broader
Memorial woodland for
Martin Bishop
A
memorial woodland to Mar- tre – a fitting tribute to someone
tin Bishop, former Confor who loved the local area and loved
manager for Wales, has to be in among the trees.
been established at Goetre Forest, Confor CEO Stuart Goodall visited
near to Abergavenny, where Martin the woodland in September and also
lived before his tragic death in a fly- met with Martin’s widow Angela, who
ing accident in 2018. Special thanks many will know from her role in the
go to Chris Jones at Natural Re- Royal Welsh Show and as the person
sources Wales who has steered this who often answered the phone when
from within NRW. Martin was working late doing his
The woodland will feature doz- best to help members in Wales.
ens of different trees and is beside A formal dedication of the wood-
popular local walks and a canal cen- land is expected next year.
CONFOR.ORG.UK FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 11CONFOR NEWS
Confor welcomes new chair
A
new Confor Chair, John Kissock, John took early ‘retirement’ in 2007 after Advisory Group for the Centre for Timber
was appointed at this year’s AGM. 33 years, and then did consultancy work Engineering at Napier University. More re-
John is well known to many in the for two years with JJSL during the building cently, John held the posts of Non-Execu-
sector, but for those who don’t know him of the Lockerbie 3 sawmill. tive Chairman of Russwood Ltd (based in
FTN has prepared a series of questions for John was a key player in the revitalisa- Newtonmore) and similarly at Wood-Mizer
John designed to shed light on his past and tion and restructuring of the Forestry In- Holdings, travelling regularly to the US
to get his initial thoughts on the future di- dustry Council of Great Britain (FICGB), headquarters of the Company.
rection of Confor. which became the Forestry Industry Coun- John was awarded the OBE in 2005
John studied forestry at Aberdeen Uni- cil and has been a Director of TRADA for services to forestry, and in 2013 he re-
versity, gaining a First Class Honours de- (Timber Research and Development As- ceived Confor’s award for distinguished
gree in 1974, and then joined James Jones sociation) and maintained strong links with lifetime service to forestry.
and Sons Ltd as a management trainee. He BRE (Building Research Establishment). As is normal with Confor Chairs, John
was appointed a director in 1985 and then He was Chairman of Wood for Good, The has been appointed for a year with the op-
progressed to managing director in 1997. UK Timber Grading Committee and the tion to extend another year.
You have agreed to take on the role of Looking forward, we have further
Confor Chair, turning down a number of ‘good news’ stories about the contribution
other recent offers. What motivated you the sector can make to climate change
to make this decision? mitigation, whether it be through
When I stood down from my roles at additional tree planting, more widespread
both Russwood and Wood-Mizer I had no woodland management or encouraging
intention of taking on a fresh challenge. the use of timber in construction with the
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience advantage of ‘locking up’ more carbon
at both companies, contributing to within the fabric of buildings.
the improvement of their corporate
governance and providing support and What are the key challenges faced by
mentoring opportunities, particularly for Confor and how can you help us to
their senior management. deliver them?
However, when Stuart Goodall Being relatively new to the position
approached me initially to discuss the role it would be inappropriate for me to
of an independent Chair and to provide prejudge these. Confor is a member
help through provision of a scoping organisation and through consultation
document, my interest in the activities with them the important challenges will
and growth of Confor was rekindled. be identified. My job is to work with the
Subsequent to our initial deliberations, executive team to address these issues on
and as a result of further discussion with behalf of the members.
QA
the Confor Board, Stuart approached
me to ask if I would consider taking What do you anticipate your key areas of
on the role. My initial reaction was to work to be?
decline the offer but after some further I see this in two parts. Initially, I want
consideration and discussion with my wife to meet with the Board and as many
&
I agreed to having my name proposed, members as possible to listen to their
but conditional on there being strong priorities. It is important that I understand
support from industry members for my the membership priorities before reaching
appointment. with John Kissock my own conclusions.
I believe Confor has an important Secondly, I want to understand
role to play on behalf of its members have been active in the sector ever since. the structure and operation of the
in ensuring the forest industry is fully I have witnessed rapid forest expansion, organisation. We need to work together
recognised for its contribution to the followed by contraction, and now certainly to ensure the long-term sustainability
economy of the UK and promoting within Scotland, further expansion. I have of the organisation whether that be
policies which will provide a sustainable witnessed huge changes in the way the structure, finance or succession planning
future for the sector. industry operates whether it be timber for the executive team. In my experience,
harvesting, transport, processing or the organisations, whatever they deliver, rely
How would you summarise your development of timber markets. Working heavily on people. One of my priorities
involvement and experience across the within the industry it is sometimes difficult will be to work with the senior team to
forestry and timber sector? to appreciate just how far the sector review our strengths and weaknesses and
As covered in the introduction, my has come and what it has delivered identify what needs to be done to address
education in forestry started in 1970. I economically for rural communities. these.
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BIOSECURITY
All you need to know
about plant passporting
by Ian Murgatroyd, EU Exit Plant plant passports to ensure these comply with the Plant
Health Regulation. Inspection frequency may be re-
Health Regulations Lead, and
duced to once every two years, where a Pest Risk Man-
Dr John Morgan, head of plant health, agement Plan approved by the competent authority has
Forestry Commission England been in place for two years. The FC are investigating
inspection models, including using contract inspectors
Introduction of plant passporting for to reduce the burden on industry.
certain wood movements in UK UK Chief Plant Health Officer, Nicola Spence said:
The introduction of plant passports for timber move- “I am delighted to see the introduction of timber plant
ments will align the UK with the European Union’s new passporting, it’s important that our biosecurity meas-
Plant Health Regulation (PHR), applying on 14 Decem- ures meet the highest of standards and we need to do
ber 2019. Plant passports improve biosecurity by pro- all we can to ensure any plant material being trans-
viding traceability and assurance that plant material be- ported to the UK is free from regulated pests. I’m really
ing transported is free from regulated pests. pleased that the Forestry Commission is working with
Plant passports are currently required for the move- Confor and the wider forestry sector to help achieve
ment of some species for planting in the nursery trade. this, and I fully support the work they are doing”.
Under the new PHR, the scope will be enhanced to cov-
er an increased range of plants for planting, as well as Benefits of plant passporting
plant health forestry regulated material. The adoption of timber plant passporting will dem-
Plant health forestry regulated material includes all onstrate that the forest industry is committed to the
WHFPdotcom
conifers, Castanea species (including sweet chestnut) highest standards of biosecurity. Furthermore, the use
with bark, and Platanus species (eg plane) with or with- of plant passports by the forestry sector will improve
out bark. When PHR applies in December, this material Continued on p16
will need to be accompanied by a plant passport if it is
to be moved within the UK.
For these species, a plant passport will be required at LAYOUT OF A PLANT PASSPORT
each stage of the supply chain – where whole or chipped
roundwood (including brash) is moved from the har-
vesting site and/or site of aggregation, to the processor. Examples of plant passports (figures 1 and 2) for the movement of conifer
A plant passport will also be required for the movement wood, wood products, isolated bark and controlled Christmas trees/cut
of isolated bark from a wood processor to a bark pro- foliage and brash within GB, and use the ZP (Protected Zone) pest codes
cessor, for Christmas trees over three metres tall, and for for the conifer bark beetles of Ips amitinus a8, Ips duplicatus a10, and Ips
cut conifer foliage taken from trees over three metres typographus a12.
tall. Isolated bark means bark which has been removed
(by de-barking or other types of processing) or has be-
come detached from a living, felled or fallen tree. In the examples, the elements of the plant passport are annotated by red
Plant passporting for spruce timber movements with numerals with an explanation below;
bark is currently being piloted in the Ips typographus 1 The EU flag which may be printed in colour, or in black and white,
demarcated area in the southeast of England. either with white stars on a black background or vice versa.
The Forestry Commission (FC) is directly responsible
2 The words ‘Plant Passport — PZ’ in English.
for managing plant health forestry regulated material in
England, as well as having delegated responsibility for 3 Scientific name(s) of protected zone quarantine pest(s) or,
managing this material for the devolved administrations alternatively, the codes specifically attributed to those pests.
of Scotland and Wales. 4 The botanical name(s) of the plant(s) species or taxon(s) concerned.
As part of the UK Plant Health Service, the FC is fa- For all conifers the Order Pinales can be used and for sweet chestnut
cilitating the introduction of plant passports for forestry Castanea must be used and for plane, Platanus must be used.
regulated material. This includes coordination of a Tim-
5 The two-letter code for the Member State in which the professional
ber Plant Passporting Working Group comprised of UK
operator issuing the plant passport is registered. The code for the
government officials and representatives from the for-
UK (including Northern Ireland) is GB. The alphabetical, numerical
estry sector (including Confor). The FC is also develop-
or alphanumerical national registration number of the professional
ing an online learning package to support professional
operator concerned.
operators in issuing plant passports, which will be avail-
able later in the year. 6 The traceability code (delivery advice note numbers can be used) of
For GB, the Forestry Commission will be responsible the plant, plant product or the other object concerned.
for completing annual inspections of businesses issuing
14 FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 CONFOR.ORG.UKFigure 1 Plant Passport incorporated into a delivery advice note for moving Plant Figure 2 Plant Passport not incorporated into
Health forestry regulated material within GB a delivery advice note for moving Plant Health
forestry regulated material within GB
7 The two-letter code of the Member State of origin, ie GB is used for UK.
8 As an example but not necessary at present, a QR code is shown which can
support the trial of electronic passports which are not permitted at present.
QR codes can also be used to supplement the traceability code.
CONFOR.ORG.UK FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 15BIOSECURITY
Continued from p14
awareness of biosecurity threats Brexit and EU Timber
Regulations
posed by quarantine pests such as
the larger European eight-toothed
spruce bark beetle (Ips typogra-
phus), an outbreak of which is cur-
W
rently undergoing eradication in hile the destination of information about their suppliers
southern England. the Brexit rollercoaster and customers to make timber eas-
Introducing plant passports for remains unclear, there ily traceable.
movement of forestry regulated are a number of issues impacting UK If the UK leaves the EU without a
material will enable the UK to re- forestry businesses which require a deal (or potentially even with a deal)
tain Protected Zone status for co- little consideration. One of them is then the UK could become a third
nifer bark beetles and other known the European Union Timber Regula- country. Companies in the UK who
and emerging pests. This will help tions or EUTR for short. The Regu- are currently Traders could need to
to both ensure that the UK protects lations came into force on 3 March become Operators. This could im-
its commercial and conservation 2013 and aim to reduce illegal log- pact companies who export timber
interests in forests and woodlands ging by ensuring that no illegal tim- from the west coast of Scotland to
and continues to export material to ber or timber products can be sold Ireland, or who move forest prod-
other EU protected zones. in the EU. ucts across the UK border on the
EUTR prohibits operators in Eu- island of Ireland.
Implementation rope from placing illegally harvested About 80% of UK timber is har-
How the Plant Health and Official timber and products derived from vested from forests that have FSC
Controls Regulations will be put in illegal timber on the EU market. ‘Le- and PEFC certification, so a com-
place will be dependent on the UK’s gal’ timber is defined as timber pro- bination of Chain of Custody and
future relationship with the EU. Fur- duced in compliance with the laws Felling Licences should go a long
ther details regarding these regula- of the country where it is harvested. way towards satisfying the EUTR re-
tions will be made available in due The regulation applies to timber quirements for due diligence.
course. and a wide range of timber prod- In addition, UK businesses who
In establishing the regulations, it ucts, including pulp and paper. It import timber products from the Eu-
was recognised that registered op- sets out a number of requirements ropean Union, who are not currently
erators would need time to adapt for operators in Europe that place required to undertake due diligence,
existing systems to meet the new timber or timber products on the EU but need to do so to comply with
requirements. As such, the Plant market for the first time. EUTR.
Health Regulation was introduced EU operators – those who place The Office for Product Safety &
in December 2017, and registered timber products on the EU market Standards which is responsible for
operators were given two years to for the first time – are required to EUTR compliance in the UK is deliv-
implement all necessary changes to exercise ‘due diligence’. ering a series of workshops to help
ensure they meet the requirements. Traders – those who buy or sell companies prepare in case of this
The format of plant passports timber and timber products already eventuality. For more information
was identified as a key area of con- on the market – are required to keep contact andrew@confor.org.uk
cern (see panel p14/15). The devel-
opment of EU tertiary legislation
setting out the details of the new
format was made a priority and the
new format is now available.
Negotiations are ongoing to de-
velop detailed legislation for other
aspects of the plant passport re-
quirements, and the Forestry Com-
mission will continue to liaise with
the working group to ensure the
sector is prepared.
INFO
Contact plant.health@
forestrycommission.gov.uk
for more information about
plant passporting for timber
movements.
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Confor members
harness the power
of #climatestrike
on social media
The #climatestrike week starting on 20
September was an opportunity not to be missed
to communicate how the forestry and wood
sector is part of the solution to tackle the
#ClimateEmergency.
On the first Climate Strike day, on 20
September 2019, adults and workplaces were
encouraged to join schoolchildren in a global
day of action. Confor encouraged members to
participate in a social media campaign and use
the day to show the public how the daily work
of people in the forestry and wood sector is
crucial in tackling the #ClimateEmergency.
On #climatestrike day, people of our sector put
themselves in the limelight and explained on social
media why their work matters. Please keep using the
hashtag #TheFutureisForestry
Project looks at industry as custodian
A
new art film and installation regularly harvested.
exploring the role of the tim- The Custody Code will be shown
ber industry as custodian of on a series of solar-powered moni-
our forests has been produced as tors housed within a specially de-
part of the Forestry Commission’s signed wooden structure made from
centenary celebrations. The Custody sustainably sourced local timber,
Code by Amanda Loomes is a new which was installed in Alice Holt in
art film which delves into the lives the summer and will be installed in
of the people who work in the UK Kielder in the autumn.
timber industry: in so doing, it seeks In addition to the structure, a
to provide the wider public with a finger post will be installed in the
comprehensive understanding of centre of Newcastle, an hour’s drive
the industry’s nature, role and re- from Kielder. (The same post was
sponsibilities. installed at Portsmouth Harbour
The Custody Code derives its when The Custody Code was at Al-
name from the PEFC’s Chain of ice Holt.) With each of the fingers
Custody, which guarantees that the pointing towards one of the for-
timber purchased by a consumer ests featured in The Custody Code,
comes from a sustainable source. the post will catch the public’s eye
The film focuses on four forests and guide them into the forest. In
– Alice Holt, Delamere, Kielder and this way, they will trace the supply
Thetford – each of which was cho- chain back from the finished prod-
sen because of the critical role that uct to the heart of the forest from
it plays within the timber industry. which the timber was sourced. At
Alice Holt is home to the Forest- the end of their journey they will
ry Commission’s seed laboratories, find the wooden structure and the
Delamere to a tree nursery. Kielder film which will allow them to travel
operates a year-round programme beyond a simple recognition of the
of harvesting and replanting timber’s source to an in-depth un-
operations, and Thetford is Britain’s derstanding of the way in which the The Custody Code will be shown
largest manmade forest, one which timber industry works and its role as at Kielder, Northumberland from
was specifically designed to be the custodian of our forests. 18 September – 1 December 2019.
18 FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 CONFOR.ORG.UKA new approach
to stakeholder
engagement
O
ne of the challenges of forest planning is that many
forest managers feel that the public consultation pro-
cess is too open ended, and that it is difficult to satisfy
a wide range of stakeholders with an even wider range of inter-
ests. At the same time, many stakeholders feel as though their
voices are seldom heard, and that they have little influence in a
complex and lengthy approval process.
A new project called FORLAND being developed by Dr An-
nie Yang at Edinburgh University is hoping to improve stake-
holder consultation and develop a facilitated approach for for-
est and land use planning.
Dr Yang said that “The project aims to support and inform
landscape planning with ambitions for woodland expansion
and forest restoration. By
“
collating biophysical and so-
cio-economic data with the
involvement of stakeholders
at the landscape level, we
aim to co-develop and test
The project aims to
ways to facilitate the devel-
opment of future land use
support and inform
plans.” landscape planning
Confor’s technical director with ambitions for
Andrew Heald has been pro- woodland expansion
viding input into FORLAND and forest restoration
and participated in one of the
first trials at a stakeholder
workshop in New Galloway in September. Andrew had suggest-
ed holding the first FORLAND workshop in Southwest Scotland
as the area is seen as a key area for new planting. Dumfries
and Galloway is also often suggested as a new “National Park”
and is home to the UNESCO Galloway and Southern Ayrshire
Biosphere Reserve.
The purpose of the workshop was to share FORLAND with
a wider group of stakeholders and finetune the methodology
that supports it. Further workshops will be in in Sunart near
Fort William focussed on a community woodland and results
will be compared with findings from a parallel process in Brazil.
Phase 1 of the project will be completed by summer 2020
and FORLAND will hopefully be available for wider use. The
workshop identified some key challenges that will be familiar to
any forest manager that has run a public engagement process.
www.forland.io
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT KEY CHALLENGES
Perception that forestry hasn’t changed since the 1970s
Concern about climate change but not fully considered the
CO2 stored in forest products
Interest in UKWAS & UKFS and genuine surprise that most
forests have annual audits
Converting two-dimensional multi-coloured maps into
three-dimensional landscape
CONFOR.ORG.UK FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 19MEMBER PROFILE
Navigating
the peaks
and troughs
This September, Prees Heath business expanded to 75 acres and a production of
Forest Nurseries in Shropshire about 10 million trees.
A key milestone in forestry’s history of the last 40
celebrated 40 years in
years was March 1988 - the abolition of Schedule D.
business. Stef Kaiser meets “Forestry was dead overnight. All forest nurseries had
founder David Gwilliam who huge bonfires. I was fortunate, because most of the
has witnessed the forestry stock I had to destroy was in two-years seedlings, not
sector’s peaks and troughs as transplants. We saw a massive downturn in demand
and had to reduce production. By 1991/92 it was obvious
over four decades.
T
that mainstream forestry was not going to be anything
he Prees Heath nurseries were set up on a like it had been.”
shoestring. In 1979, David was working for Prees Heath reacted by expanding the businesses
the Economic Forestry Group (EFG) which into container grown and cell grown – many would claim
later was to become Maelor Nursery. An in- that they were pioneers in taking this approach.
teresting six-acre plot of land came up for From the 90s onwards, it was clear that the previ-
rent or sale, which inspired him to start his own tree ously stable conifer market was a thing of the past. Well
“
nursery. He put together a business plan and discussed into the noughties, the nursery sector experienced a pe-
the matter with his bank manager. Things fell in place riod of no direction, stumbling from one disastrous grant
when the bank offered a loan of £9000, and the land- system to another.
owner not only agreed to sell but also to step in as a “We were only told to grow more broadleaves and of
business partner with another £9000 to match and back course we rose to that challenge. But we still never saw
the bank loan. anything like the sales figures of the early times. And If we can
“At the time, forestry was foremost on the schedule we lost about a third of our turnover within a 3-4 year get England
of taxation rules and there was a lot of investment for- period in the mid-90ies”, David recalls.
and Wales to
estry”, David remembers. “Land was available in Wales The business downsized and this time, diversified
and I was lucky to supply to Fountains Forestry, one of into the more predictable landscaping market, growing
understand
the key players in the region. In those days, it was virtu- feather trees, half standard trees, and container-pro- the necessity
ally 100% conifer, mainly sitka.” duced shrubs. of productive
In his second year, David started to expand into The more recent discussions around species diversi- woodlands ...
broadleaves and hedging plants, which were popular fication for climate change adaptation, although stimu- then I think
with farmers. Conifer forestry plants remained 75% of lating, have once more made it difficult for the nursery
there is a
the business. The nursery already had a wide custom- sector to predict demand. “It means more crystal ball
er base, with a lot of regular uptake coming from local gazing to guess what the actual demand for alternative good future
authorities. The Highways Agency, for instance, would species might be years down the line. for everybody
secure a good amount of trees in September each year “The only two species that we decided to expand on in the industry
and the business would often enter the main sale season are the Coastal redwood, which we introduced a few
with 30-40% of stock sold already. It was a time of pre- years ago, and Serbian spruce, although the demand for
dictability and the only trees that had to be discarded the latter has been inconsistent. As for any other ‘alter-
were the misshaped ones. native’ species, we would happily grow them by contract
David had started the nursery as a solo business but but I am not prepared to put my money down specula-
soon got a trainee from the then quite successful YTS tively to have them on stock.”
scheme. By 1984, he was in a position to take on a fore- On a positive note, last year the nursery sector seems
man and employ more regular staff. Through the 80ies, to have turned a corner, with demand far outstripping
20 FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 CONFOR.ORG.UKsupply. “There have been discussions around planting necessary nor achievable for the next few years. trees for over two decades, and now Scotland has sud- “I think the nurseries who are still in business today denly got their act together. But the stock to meet this would be happy to expand their production and cater sudden spike in demand is just not available in the Scot- for an expected increased domestic demand. But his- land even with supplies from English nurseries.” torically, we have always used European supplies when David explains that furthermore, we have usually re- we ran out of stock. If the specifiers are prepared to lied on continental markets to supply domestic shortfall; forego their planting until UK stock is available then yes, now the continent is running low on stock, plus there is we could get away without importing stock. Consider- currently an increased demand for British-grown stock ing a nursery’s reaction time, we need to get clarity from for reasons of biosecurity. In summary, scarcity of British buyers on what species to invest in and grow, without us nursery stock to meet the increased planting needs will bearing all the risk. be an issue. “I came into the business back in the early 70ies and David believes that the UK should not have been able it was all expansion. Planting was going well, started to import anything with disease in the first place. “The my own nursery on a very positive note. It’s sad that I’m inspections in the exporting countries should have been coming to the end of my working life and we’ve now vigorous enough to detect a lot of the pests and dis- been through over 20 years of very reduced demand eases that have entered our country via plant imports. and uncertainty of what we’ve been growing. However, Also, we ourselves should have responded more quickly it’s nice to see that hopefully, as I go out of this busi- by banning the imports of species in which diseases had ness, the demand is going back, some level of certainty been detected in countries we import from. will come back. I’ve now got staff who are going to take “As members of Confor and the Nursery Producers on the business and I think a much brighter future lies Group, even before the bans were brought in, we’d made ahead of them. And certainly, if we can get England and the conscious decision between us that we would not Wales to understand the necessity of productive wood- import species that were highly susceptible or suspect- lands as well as the amenity and biodiversity aspects of ed of carrying disease, such as ash or sweet chestnut.” forestry, then I think there is a good future for everybody David believes that a total ban of all species is neither in the industry.” CONFOR.ORG.UK FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 21
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
Green-tech wins
Employer
Excellence award
New Confor member Green-tech has been
announced as a winner in the 2019 BALI
National Landscape awards ‘Employer Ex-
cellence – turnover over £2.5m’ category.
Green-tech was described as “demonstrat-
ing exemplary standards of professional
excellence.” They will find out if they are
the overall Principle Award Winner at the
Awards Ceremony in London on Friday 6
December.
Green-tech Ltd is a family business
Ltr: Simon Hart (currently Business Development Manager of EGGER Forestry who will transfer celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019.
to RTS), Norman O’Neill (Managing Director, RTS), Harry Wilson (Director, RTS), John Paterson Founded in North Yorkshire in 1994 and
(Diretor, EGGER Forestry), Alan Robbins (Chairman, RTS) and Ross Kennedy (Director, RTS).
now employing over 80 people Green-tech
is a leading UK supplier to the landscap-
EGGER Forestry sells Forest ing, forestry and horticultural industries.
Green-tech has joined Confor at the Confor
Management arm to RTS Ltd
Woodland Show 2019.
www.green-tech.co.uk
On 10 September, wood-based panel man- vice. We already have a strong presence
ufacturer EGGER UK, which has more than across Scotland, with well-advanced plans
800 employees, announced the sale of its for a further office in Inverness.
forest management arm to Scotland-based “This purchase gives us a stronger foot-
RTS Ltd. hold in south Scotland and the north of
The EGGER Forest Management team England, from which we will seek further
will move across on 1 October to RTS Ltd, expansion of the business. We are espe-
which, with an annual turnover of £12m, cially pleased to welcome this highly expe-
employs 40 people and is headquartered rienced team of professional managers to
in Crieff, Perthshire. Whilst EGGER UK re- RTS Ltd. They will continue to provide the
mains fully committed to its harvesting same high standard of management ser-
operation with its £34m turnover, this sale vice to forest-owning clients.” Euroforest moves
marks the withdrawal of the company from
direct forest management operations.
Simon Hart, Business Development
Manager of EGGER Forestry, set up the
head office
John Paterson, Director of EGGER For- Forest Management arm when he joined Euroforest have moved their head office
estry, said: “We have taken a strategic deci- EGGER six years ago, and moves across to from Mead House, Bentley, Farnham, Sur-
sion to sell this specialist part of the EGG- RTS Ltd as part of the deal. He said: “I’m rey GU10 5HY to Karlstad House, 3 Mer-
ER business and focus on our harvesting looking forward to joining RTS Ltd at this chants Drive, Parkhouse, Carlisle CA3
operation which is a key supplier of round- very exciting time for the forestry industry 0JW. Please ensure that you direct all fu-
wood to our production sites at Hexham across the UK.” ture correspondence to this new address.
and Auchinleck.
“We are delighted that RTS Ltd has
agreed to buy the forestry management George McRobbie steps down as managing director of BSW
business which includes the management After seven years of service, George McRobbie has
of over 8000 hectares of privately-owned announced his intention to step down as managing
woodlands. RTS is a firm which has a simi- director of Tilhill Forestry. George will therefore be
lar ethos and philosophy regarding forest leaving the business on his 65th Birthday which falls
management, providing the same bespoke on 7 October.
professional services to which our clients However, George is not announcing his retirement.
have been accustomed. These highly-val- He will continue as a director within the BSW Group
ued and skilled employees will move over but will, in future, be based at group headquarters
to work for RTS Ltd and will continue to in Earlston instead of Tilhill’s head office in Stirling.
provide an uninterrupted, quality manage- George will continue as a director of BSW Timber
ment service to their existing clients.” Ltd and as a non-executive director of Maelor
Norman O’Neill, Managing Director of Forest Nurseries Holdings Ltd. He will also continue
RTS Ltd, said: “This is an important stra- his representation of BSW on the Board of the
tegic purchase for RTS and allows us to Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor).
further extend our forest management ser-
22 FORESTRY & TIMBER NEWS • October 2019 CONFOR.ORG.UKHARVESTING MANAGER
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UK business activities. As part of this planned development
an exciting long-term career opportunity now exists for a
Harvesting Manager at Windymains Sawmill to supplement
the existing forestry team.
Reporting to the Forestry Manager, applications are
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