We’ve heard a lot about Ash Dieback Disease, but it’s not the only threat to our trees.
The Observatree project is designed to help us all to look out for and report signs of trouble. They explain:
“Working with the UK Plant Health Risk Group (the group that maintains the UK Plant Health Risk Register), Observatree has identified those pests and diseases which are of the highest concern at the moment. They are the ones:
- most likely to arrive in the UK
• that have already arrived and we are concerned about their spread
- which have the potential to cause the most serious and widespread impact on commercial forestry, amenity woodland and ecological systems”
You can find out more and download useful resources including spotters guides at their website at https://www.observatree.org.uk/tree-health/pests-and-diseases/ .