A Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) is a legal Notice requiring you to take certain steps to treat, destroy or dispose of a controlled plant pest or prohibited material, or take other actions to prevent the establishment or spread of a controlled plant pest.
SPHNs are issued and monitored by your local Conservancy office.
Contact your local Scottish Forestry office
SPHNs are issued in Scotland:
Your SPHN will state what you must to do, where, and within what time frame.
Measures required in tree health SPHNs may include:
- removing tree species within a certain distance of infected or symptomatic trees
- chipping or debarking felled trees on site
- carrying out extra biosecurity measures
- notifying your local Conservancy when measures are complete
