Welcome
The Bracken Control Group
This Group has been established in response to the banning of Asulam, but the Group will consider all bracken control issues and techniques.
The ban came into effect on 31 December 2011, and it is now illegal to sell, transfer or promote Asulam.
The Group will circulate up-to-date information about the impact of the Asulam ban and the opportunities to continue controlling bracken.
The coordinator of the Group is Simon Thorp, the Director of The Heather Trust.
Summary from The Heather Trust
A full summary of the background to the formation of the Bracken Control Group and an initial indication about how it will be set up can be viewed here: HT Summary
Newsletters
Regular newsletters will be the primary means of communication with members of the Bracken Control Group. They can be viewed on the News page and there is a Sign Up option at the bottom of the e-mail to add an e-mail address to the circulation list.
Representatives
The following people have volunteered to represent the interests their sector. There are some gaps and more volunteers will be welcome, especially if you feel your interests are not being represented. Initial contact with the representatives will be through the Coordinator.
| Sector | Representatives |
| Landowners and representative organisations | George Winn-Darley, Moorland Association (North Yorkshire) Janice Fenny, Scottish Land & Estates (Edinburgh) |
| National Park | Bob Cartwright (Lake District) Toby Small (Brecon Beacons) |
| Farmers and representative organisations | Andrew Bauer, NFUS (Edinburgh) Dafydd Jarrett, NFU Cymru (Gwynedd) |
| Commoners & graziers | John Thorley, Pastoral Alliance (Worcestershire) Arnold Lancaster, Commoner (Lake District) |
| Crofters | |
| Distributors of Asulam | Geoff Hull, United Agri Products (UAP) |
| Bracken contractor (ground based) | Gerald Babcock (Cornwall) |
| Aerial Applicators (helicopter contractor) | Nicholas Hawkings-Byass, MFH Helicopters (London & UK) |
| Forestry | Ian Willoughby, Forestry Commission (Surrey) Colin Palmer, Confor |
| Government Agencies | Alastair Burn, Natural England (Peterborough) |
| Regulation & re-registration | Alastair Leake, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (Leicestershire) Mark Ballingall, SAC (Perthshire) |
| Historic Environment | Sandy Gerrard (Devon) |
| Other users | Duncan Glen, Landmarc (Wiltshire & UK) |
| Health information | Prof Roy Brown |
