What is a Statutory Plant Health Notice?

SPHNs are issued and monitored by your local Conservancy office.

Contact your local Scottish Forestry office

SPHNs are issued in Scotland:

• by plant health authorities including Scottish Forestry under the Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

  The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (legislation.gov.uk)

• to landowners or managers when controlled plant pests or prohibited material are found

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