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The use of pesticides - including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides and repellents - in forests come under the same legislation and codes of practice as other chemicals. Commercial operators must have a certificate of competence to apply chemicals. The National Proficiency Training Council can tell you about these.

Useful publications on this topic include:

the FC Field Book No. 8 - "The Use of Pesticides in the Forest"
the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has leaflets on line
and from Links.

International Trade in Endangered Trees is regulated through CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

The Wildlife & Countryside Act protects many species of plants and animals.

Access is an emotive topic, high on the national agenda. Emotions can run high. Being human, everyone tends to interpret the law to suit their own ends.

The law in Scotland may differ from that in England & Wales. Issues concerning Rights of Ways should be referred to the County Councils.

In England & Wales, the demand for public recreation in the countryside is likely to be heightened by the recent Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act, which includes among its provisions a 'right to roam' by foot on mountain, moor, heath and common land. Woodland is specifically excluded from this right.

More: The Countryside Agency publishes a free 80 page reference book for land owners and managers entitled "Managing Public Access: A Guide for Farmer and Landowners".