21 Jan 2521 January 2025 (by Simon Thorp (admin)) |
BCG: A Pause in Activity
Since 2011, The Bracken Control Group (BCG) has provided a cross-sector, UK-wide, collaborative platform for discussion about bracken related issues. Increasingly, this has covered all management options, threats associated with bracken, bracken trials, knowledge gaps and research opportunities.
There is building concern about the unchecked spread of bracken and the threats associated with the plant, especially since the withdrawal of the main herbicide, Asulox, in October 2023.
It is the BCG’s view that stakeholders should have a major input into the development of a coherent approach to address bracken-related issues. However, the BCG cannot continue to provide a platform for stakeholder debate without support and funding. For the moment, activity will be paused, and the administration of the BCG will enter a ‘watch and wait’ period.
Therefore, it is now time to take stock and for all those with an interest in bracken and its management to decide how they want to proceed.
Simon Thorp
Coordinator
21st January 2025