Bracken Control Group

News Stories

• 18 August 2015
  A German company will be demonstrating machinery that can cut bracken on steep slopes and it can also be operated by remote control.
• 27 January 2015
  A meeting of statutory nature conservation bodies, and others with related interests such as the heritage environment, was organised by Natural England, in York, to consider the control of bracken on designated sites in the current regulatory climate.
• 21 November 2014
  Asulam will be available for bracken control in 2015.
• 1 November 2014
  End of the use-up period for Asulam. Holding of a stock of Asulam is no longer authorised.
• 16 September 2014
  Representatives of the Bracken Control Group met near York.
• 15 September 2014
  This is the end of the 120-day period for the Emergency Authorisation that has allowed asulam to be available in 2014.
• 10 July 2014
  UPL has announced that asulam will be available in 5 litre packs later in July. See the latest Newsletter for more details about this, and other issues.
• 1 July 2014
  The application of asulam for bracken control can start.
• 19 May 2014
  The Emergency Authorisation to cover the use of asulam for the 2014 has been issued.
• 30 May 2014
  For contact details of bracken control contractors,