More than four-fifths of people cannot identify an ash tree from its leaves and almost half cannot recognise an oak, a survey has revealed. Members of the public are being encouraged to report signs ...

A fungus that's deadly to butternut trees has been found on the Island, and there is no known cure. (Clay Cutting - image credit) Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of ...

🌳 Being able to identify biodiversity is essential for the appreciation and conservation of wildlife both on a local and global scale. The lockdown period during the Covid-19 pandemic has seen an ...

Britain's ash woods are under threat from a fast-spreading 'dieback' disease, write Steve Woodward and Eric Boa. With 3% of ash trees resistant to the fungus, the species should just be able to ...

Once a common sight across the English countryside, up to 100 million were wiped out in the 1960s and 1970s by Dutch elm disease, a fungus spread by beetles. Now, experts have launched a research ...

Ash trees, such as this one at the River Lagan in Belfast, are common in Northern Ireland Scientists have made a breakthrough in the battle against a devastating tree disease that has forced officials ...

Following a report of a possible infection, scientists will visit the location. To avoid any confusion it is essential they look at other factors that might cause similar symptoms. For example, damage ...

As a new book celebrates the ash tree and charts its fight for survival, Harry Mead points out that dieback is a needless calamity PERHAPS because it self-seeds very readily, and therefore often ...

A deadly fungus is spreading "more quickly and lethally" through the UK's ash trees than experts had anticipated, BBC Wales has learnt. Millions of diseased trees near buildings, roads and railways ...

Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of a tree fungus that has now been detected in three areas of P.E.I. Butternut canker is a fast-spreading disease that attacks ...