📣 The 2026 @ipsn-bgci.bsky.social UK Winter Meeting recap is live! ❄️
🌱From Plant Health Risk Register updates and new pathogen monitoring resources to biosecurity insights from across the network, find out what we've been up to👉 bit.ly/3PxYNCn
#PlantHealth #Biosecurity
🌳🐿️How are British oaks doing?
Our partner
@actionoak.bsky.social
is releasing the State of the UK's Oaks report – the UK's first-ever tree species report of its kind🌱!
Join next week's webinar to hear their results👇
🔗 bit.ly/40UBpkW
📅Tue 17 March, 2–3pm
#UKOaks #TreeHealth #Biosecurity
🚨New research alert!🌿@Euphresco just published findings on #Phytophthora in public gardens & nurseries across 6 countries🌍
🌳Could green spaces harbour invasive pathogens and fuel their survival & spread undetected? New data suggests yes🔬
Read more👇
buff.ly/hxlZ23v
#PlantHealth #Biosecurity
#MemberProfile: Lynford Arboretum🇬🇧
🌲Managed by @ForestryEngland in historic Thetford Forest
🌳Home to 200+ tree species, from conifers to broad-leaved, with scenic walking trails
🔬Part of the UK Canker Stain of Plane passive spore trapping network
More: www.forestryengland.uk/lynford-arbo...
Two days to go!⏳🌿
The IPSN UK Members Winter Meeting is almost here!
Join us💻️online📆Thursday 26 February🕘️10:00–12:00 (UK time)
Agenda highlights: IPSN activities, UK Risk Register, Small Grant projects & UK members activities
📩Interested in joining? Contact us!
#MemberProfile: Jardin Botanique Jean Massart🇧🇪
🏛Founded in 1922 by botanist Jean Massart
🌷Features: Evolution garden, medicinal, aromatic & cultivated plants, arboretum & wetland
🌱2,000+ plant species, for research, teaching & science outreach
More: gardensearch.bgci.org/garden/3813
🖥️Watch again!
End of last year, the IPSN had the opportunity to present in the first @BGCI GCC Knowledge Hub webinar series.
It was a great opportunity to explore the collaboration of the GCCs on plant health & biosecurity🌱 🛡️
Watch it here: www.bgci.org/news-events/...
🌿Quick reminder!
The IPSN UK Members & Partners Winter Meeting is around the corner.
Join us 💻️online 📆Thursday 26 February 🕘️10:00–12:00 (UK time)
Highlights include updates on: IPSN activities, UK Risk Register, Small Grant projects & UK members activities.
📩Want to join? Contact us!
📢New Education Grants launched by @bgci and the Korea National Arboretum!
These grants support climate-related education activities that highlight the vital role of botanic gardens in learning👩🏫🌱
🗓 Open: 19 Jan – 16 Feb 2026
👉Apply now: www.bgci.org/news-events/...
#MemberProfile: Bath Spa University UK
🏛️Rich history going back to the 17th century
🍂Sustainability key value—land regeneration with minimal environmental impact
🔬Part of the Canker Stain of Plane passive spore UK trapping network
More: www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
A person looking at statistics on a tablet in front of crops. Text says Plant Health Series webinar, Cross-sector Innovation in Microbiome-Based Protected, Tuesday 3 February 2026, 14:00-15:00, online
Our #PlantHealth Series webinar on Cross-Sector Innovation in Microbiome-Based Protection is next Tuesday - looking at sustainable crop protection and microbial solutions.
📆 Tuesday 3 February, 14:00-15:00, online
Find out more and book your place: my.rsb.org.uk/item.php?eve...
Save the date!🌿
The IPSN UK Members & Partners Winter Meeting is happening🗓️Thursday 26 February🕙10 – 12 UK time🖥️Online
Agenda highlights: IPSN activities updates, UK Risk Register, IPSN Small Grant projects & members updates and activities
For joining contact us!
New #Blog: “Plane Lace Bug: A summer-time hunt for a micro-menace in London streets” by Amirah Nigoumi, Forest Research 🇬🇧
Read about tee unexpected rediscovery of the Plane Lace Big in the streets of London
📄Read more: www.bgci.org/news-events/...
#MemberProfile: Arboretum Tervuren🇧🇪
🌱Home to 450+ tree and shrub species
🌲Features forest types from across the Northern Hemisphere
🔍Supports IPSN activities by monitoring trees and plants of UK interest for targeted pests and diseases
More: gardensearch.bgci.org/garden/5496
New #Blog: “It Might Not Be Plain Sailing for London Planes for Much Longer…” by Caroline Gorton, Forest Research 🇬🇧
Exploring the growing threat of Canker Stain of Plane and how the UK is working with botanic gardens to detect it early
📄Read more: www.bgci.org/news-events/...
#MemberProfile: Ness Botanic Gardens🇬🇧
🌿64 acres of rich plants and gardens diversity
🌳Home to National Collections of Betula, Sorbus, and Alnus
🌸Features historic collections of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias, Cherries, and Heathers
More: gardensearch.bgci.org/garden/4568
Korea National Arboretum hosted the Korea Plant Sentinel Network Workshop, strengthening the capacity to monitor & respond to plant pests and diseases🔎🌱
Korean editions of IPSN guides were launched, supporting biosecurity and early detection
Read more: www.bgci.org/news-events/...
Fig. 1.Impact of climate change on host (plants)–pathogen–environment interactions and disease development. Climate change impacts ambient environmental conditions and pathogen life cycles, which in turn affect plant health, growth, immunity and productivity. Unfavored or extreme climate conditions (extremity) can cause compromised resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, leading to an increase in disease severity and incidence. Understanding the interactions between host-microbe-environment is necessary for developing strategies to mitigate the negative impact of climate change on crop productivity and agricultural sustainability. Small cartoon images of pathogens, plant and earth were obtained from https://www.freepik.com.
🌎 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🌎
Climate change reshapes plant–microbe interactions by linking temperature perception with pathogen stress. Thakur & Yang explore the underlying cellular mechanisms and strategies to engineer climate-resilient crops
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
From IPSN, we wish you happy holidays!🎆
Thank you for your dedication and efforts throughout 2025.
Let’s continue working together to improve plant health and biosecurity worldwide!
🔊 In 2025 the EPPO Reporting Service reported information from over 129 countries, see some of the highlights below!
🔗All information is stored in gd.eppo.int and an index for 2025 is also available at gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rs...
🙏Thank you to all our readers and contributors!
📰 The December 2025 edition of the IPSN newsletter is now available: www.bgci.org/wp/wp-conten...
It includes:
-A new section about emerging diseases
-The latest IPSN news
-News from our members
-Two new blogs on threats to Plane trees
-Project updates
-Upcoming events
Have a look at the Action Oak Annual report!🌳
This report compiles a range of research, monitoring and evidence-based studies that help understand and address threats to the UK’s native oak trees.
Read the report here: www.actionoak.org/news/action-...
Join our national monitoring project and help expand a network of pheromone traps to improve understanding of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus.
👉 Sign up: ow.ly/4uIC50XtyqM
@forestrycommission.bsky.social @sylva.org.uk #DefraGovUK #WoodlandManagement #TreeHealth
A person holding a tablet with graphs in front of some plants. Text says: Plant Health Series webinar, cross-sector innovation in microbiome-based protection, Tuesday 3 February 2026, 14:00 to 15:00, online
Don't miss our #PlantHealth Series webinar: Cross-Sector Innovation in Microbiome-Based Protection
Learn about sustainable crop protection, microbial solutions, and alternatives to conventional pesticides and fungicides.
📆 Tues 3 Feb, 14:00-15:00
Find out more: my.rsb.org.uk/item.php?eve...
📢 Don't forget we're #hiring for a new Administrative Officer to oversee accounting, financial support, and human resources.
🔗 Read more and apply: jobs.eppo.int/gs7adm2025
⏱️ The DEADLINE is at the end of this week - 13th December!
🔉 The NPPO of Czechia have uploaded some great communication examples to the EPPO Platform on Communication Material!
👉 Be inspired by how they are raising awareness of plant pests and diseases using fridge magnets, leaflets and 2-in-1 bottle openers!
🔗 See their posts here: media.eppo.int
🌿Update for plant health professionals!
The @rsb.org.uk Plant Health Professional Development Award deadline has been extended
Apply and boost your professional journey with access to certification and career support
🗓️New deadline: 9 December
Details👉 rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
BGCI's Big Give #ChristmasChallenge campaign is now live. All donations to this campaign will go towards our Global Botanic Garden Fund, which helps #plantconservation initiatives worldwide.
👉 Donate now: buff.ly/v3CuzYC
#GlobalConservationNetwork
Last week the IPSN team visited at the Yorkshire Arboretum and met dedicated volunteers monitoring tree health looking for early pest and disease signs🌳🔍
We then toured Fera Science Ltd. to learn how intercepted insects are examined and identified in the lab🪲🔬
A big thank-you to both teams!
🌿Exciting opportunity for plant health professionals!
The @RoyalSocBio Plant Health Professional Development Award is now open!
Advance your professional journey with access to professional certification and career support
🗓️ Apply by 2 Dec
Details: rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
