Does Bracken have its benefits? This bitesize bracken briefing discusses why bracken may be a good thing and how it could be an asset to the landscape. You can find the article on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/pulse/benefits…) and as a downloadable PDF on brackencontrol.co.uk.

The BCG November newsletter is out - brackencontrol.co.uk/news to download now or subscribe to the website for further newsletter updates.

You can find the latest Bitesize Bracken Briefing article on ‘The management of bracken’ here (linkedin.com/pulse/how-can-…) and as a downloadable PDF on our website (Bracken Control Group - Bitesize Bracken Briefings)

There are many different approaches when it comes to managing bracken. How can we share knowledge from practitioners? We discuss the merits of demonstration sites in the latest BBB (linkedin.com/pulse/exchange…). The PDF is also available for download on our website.

🐄 Farmers are trialling the use of livestock to control bracken without chemicals, with an ultimate aim to save costs while restoring habitats farminguk.com/news/farmers-t…

Farmers are tackling invasive #bracken without chemicals! A new field lab with Innovative Farmers & James Hutton Institute shows how livestock trampling can control bracken, cut costs & restore habitats—helping the UK's endangered High Brown Fritillary thrive 🌿🦋 More: eu1.hubs.ly/H0dYBFH0

Want to know more about the research on bracken recently released? You can find the latest Bitesize Bracken Briefing article here (linkedin.com/pulse/recent-r…) and as a downloadable PDF on our website (brackencontrol.co.uk/briefings/bite…)

With the #herbicide Asulox no longer available, farmers are using animals to control bracken Innovative Farmers agtechnavigator.com/Article/2024/1…

How can farmers control bracken without chemicals? A #fieldlab with Pasture For Life is testing livestock as a solution. Cattle, pigs & ponies are being deployed to strategically trample bracken, opening space for other plants Read more at Farmers Weekly fwi.co.uk/news/environme…

Farmers are using animals to control the invasive species, bracken, without chemicals while saving costs and restoring habitats Source: Agriland.ie search.app/PG9bJoBG9n2uTk…

There is a lot we don’t know about when it comes to bracken. We discuss this here in the latest Bitesize Bracken Briefing on Research Gaps (linkedin.com/pulse/research…). The PDF is also available for download on our website (Bracken Control Group - Bitesize Bracken Briefings)

Don’t forget, tomorrow is the last bitesize bracken briefing before Christmas. Check our socials, LinkedIn and Website for ‘Bracken and historic sites’ where we discuss effects on historical artefacts and monuments. uk.linkedin.com/company/bracke…

Farmers are using their cattle, pigs and ponies to control bracken in place of chemicals, so saving costs and restoring habitats. The animals control the bracken by trampling and the pigs root out the starch-rich rhizomes of the bracken from below ground. 8point9.com/cattle-replace…

We've covered a lot in the BBB's so far. This week we've rounded up our topics and discussed the future (linkedin.com/pulse/bbb-roun…). The PDF is also available for download on our website brackencontrol.co.uk/briefings/bite…

A new briefing on the relationship between ticks and bracken has been posted on the website. To view the PDF, go to brackencontrol.co.uk/briefings and scroll to Briefing No. 34. It reports on a three-year study carried out at Molland and also discusses tick-borne disease incidences.

We've posted an update on the Bracken Control Group which can be seen over on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/bracken-…

The BCG is closing down. We have published a final newsletter with some additional information which can be found in the PDF below. lnkd.in/eXB38Ezj

The BCG website will no longer be accessible and material currently on the website (particularly the Briefings, Bite-Sized Briefings and Research reports), will be archived and made available upon request.

With the closure of the BCG, any future contact can be made through the BCG LinkedIn, IG and X or alternatively by emailing [email protected]. The website and previous info@bracken will no longer be operational. Thank you for all your support over the years. The BCG.

The BCG website can no longer be accessed however a list of research, trial reports, bracken briefings and other information can still be accessed. Head over to LinkedIn for the list of what can be requested linkedin.com/posts/bracken-… Send us a message on X, IG or Linkedin.