The Forestry Commission has released a special regional update, following a recent discovery of Dendroctonus micans, the Great Spruce Bark Beetle, in private woodland at the western end of the Tyne Valley.
![Dendroctonus](https://www.swog.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Dendroctonus-518x370.jpg)
They will be running two half day site based information talks, If you would be interested in attending please forward your details to Lucy Phillips email: [email protected]
The full article is available here to download.