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• 18th June 2020

  A caterpillar you definitely want to social distancing with!

  Unfortunately, OPM is spreading again this year and there are more nests than ever in London and surrounding many of the home counties. Oak procession...

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• 5th June 2020

  Oak processionary moth contract win

  We have recently been successful in winning the Oak Processionary Moth Treatment works for Guildford Borough Council. This will support our other cont...

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• 28th May 2020

  People in London and the South East of England urged to report sightings of Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars.

  The Forestry Commission has launched a campaign for public to report Oak Processionary Moth: People in London and the South East of England are being...

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• 4th September 2020

  Forestry Commission Oak Processionary Moth Newsletter No. 4

  From the Forestry Commission, Programme Update 4 : 19 August 2020 Surveillance work The summer survey for Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) nests is in ful...

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• 7th July 2020

  Forestry Commission Oak Processionary Moth Newsletter No. 3

  From the Forestry Commission, Programme Update 3 : 29 June 2020 Latest Oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars are now well advanced in their deve...

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• 20th April 2020

  COVID-19 OPM treatment to continue

  In light of COVID-19, Defra and the Forestry Commission have considered if work should go ahead to manage OPM during these challenging times. Defra an...

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• 10th April 2020

  2019 infestation map released

  You will see from the map that there is no boundary change to the current core zone for 2020. The mild weather this winter has meant that OPM caterpi...

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• 11th September 2019

  How to submit a report on TreeAlert

  TreeAlert has been set up by Forestry Commission to gather information about the health of the nation’s trees and woodlands. The information com...

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• 12th July 2019

  OPM spreading North of London

  Oak Processionary Moth The oak processionary moth (OPM) is increasing in abundance throughout Hertfordshire and we are getting increasing enquiries h...

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