Identification

Title

Pine Tree Lappet Moth Core Breeding Area

Alternative title(s)

Pine Tree Lappet Moth CBA

Abstract

Core Breeding Area, in Scotland, of the Pine Tree Lappet Moth as of 31st December 2019. Timber movement restrictions apply to pine species (and non-pine conifers growing within pine coupes) in the Core Breeding Area between 18 May and 31 August. The pine tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini) has a very wide range in Europe and Russia. In some countries it is known to be an extremely serious periodic pest on (mainly) pine over very extensive areas. Its caterpillars eat pine needles and can cause heavy and sometimes total defoliation, either weakening trees and leaving them vulnerable to secondary attacks by other pests/diseases or, in severe cases, killing the host trees. The primary host of this moth is Scots pine but it can feed on other pine species and in outbreak conditions it will also feed on other conifers. Within the UK, this moth is only known to occur in the Inverness/Beauly catchment area, where a male moth was first detected in 2004 (and a breeding population subsequently confirmed in 2009). Although male moths can fly significant distances (kilometres), female moths are far less mobile due to their egg loads. Longer distance spread can occur through the movement of cocoons and larvae on wood and foliage. A containment programme was launched in 2009 to minimise the risk of further spread. Statutory controls on the movement of timber and branchwood from the breeding area have been in place since 2010. An annual programme of population monitoring has shown that the population density remains very low and the moth remains confined to a relatively small area in the Beauly catchment. Conifer timber movement restrictions apply to the pine tree lappet moth Core Breeding Area between 18 May and 31 August (unless an owner can demonstrate through validated surveys that a breeding population of the pine tree lappet moth is not present). There are no restrictions on timber harvesting or extraction to roadside within this period. From 1 April 2021, the timber movement restrictions will continue to apply to all pine species but, in recognition of the continuing low densities of pine tree lappet caterpillars since 2008, restrictions on the movement of non-pine conifers will be reduced to only those growing in mixture (intimate or group) within pine coupes. No timber movement restrictions will apply outside the Core Breeding Area, but this will be kept under annual review based on results from wider area surveillance. A timber movement permission from Scottish Forestry is required in order to remove conifer timber from the Core Breeding Area at any time throughout the year.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://open-data-scottishforestry.hub.arcgis.com/

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: Scottish Forestry Open Data

description: Data download site

https://forestry.gov.scot/sustainable-forestry/tree-health

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: Further Information and Notices

description: Scottish Forestry Tree Health webpage

Unique resource identifier

code

S_TH_PINE_TREE_LAPPET_MOTH_CBA

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

farming

biota

economy

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Forest Management

Tree Health

Planning

Environment

Restrictions

Woodland

Forestry

Plant Health

Keyword set

keyword value

Land use

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.80

East bounding longitude

-0.71

North bounding latitude

60.87

South bounding latitude

54.63

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2007-12-13

code identifying the extent

GB-SCT

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2024-07-02T12:00:00

date type

revision

effective date

2024-08-15T12:00:00

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The Core Breeding Area was created by Forest Research for Scottish Forestry based on observed extent as of 31st December 2019. The area was subsequently modified by Scottish Forestry in 2020.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

Data format

name of format

ESRI Shapefile

version of format

1.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Please ensure that the following acknowledgement is displayed on any hard copy: Data provided by Scottish Forestry [year].

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Head of Geo-Information Services

organisation name

Scottish Forestry

full postal address

Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

Edinburgh

EH11 3XD

United Kingdom

email address

geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

contact position

Head of Operational Delivery

organisation name

Scottish Forestry

full postal address

Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

Edinburgh

EH11 3XD

United Kingdom

email address

geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Head of Geo-Information Services

organisation name

Scottish Forestry

full postal address

Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

Edinburgh

EH11 3XD

United Kingdom

email address

geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-08-15T10:20:19

Metadata language