Bracken control in Scotland

Outputs from the Scottish Bracken Working Group

Terms of Reference and Minutes of the Scottish Bracken Working Group 

Report of survey of Bracken presence and management practices on Scottish grassland farms - 2025

Scottish Bracken Map Interactive map viewer:  Scottish Bracken Map 2024 and metadata records Classification and Probability
Scottish Bracken Map metadata records: (which contains links to download the data behind the map)

Update regarding use of Asulox in 2024

No application for the use of Asulox in 2024 has been received.  Asulox is not permitted for bracken management during 2024.

The Scottish Government will continue to support stakeholders via the Scottish Bracken Working Group.  More information about the Group can be found at the following link: Bracken: Scottish Working Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

 

Use of Asulox in 2023

Scottish Government Press Release: Use of Asulox for bracken control in 2023 

Scottish Government Q&A: Asulox Emergency Authorisation 2023

Advice note on Asulam from Scottish Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) April Minutes: Full Minutes - 18 April 2023 - Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Amendment to ECP advice – July Minutes: Full Minutes - 18 April 2023 - Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) (publishing.service.gov.uk) 

A New Report Highlights Implications of Bracken Control Methods on Biodiversity, Rural Productivity, and Public Health in Scotland | SEFARI 

Reasons for refusal of the 2023 emergency authorisation can be found in the letter sent to the applicant published on the Bracken Control Group (BCG) website. 

Bracken Stakeholder Group Minutes - 29 Aug 2023