Well done to everyone who won prizes in the @BS_PP poster and talk competitions, over the moon for @AmyJW31 (talk) and @khinton294 (poster) winning prizes
@LTranslat3d The bacterial canker was mostly on tolerant trees. It seemed like they were occurring where lower stems had broken off. I only spotted one tree with insect damage, and it was completely dead.
Great visit today to a Forest Research site of planted ash from a range of provenances. The reality of ash dieback was stark, with only a handful of tolerant trees. I also found other diseases such as bacterial canker and evidence of boring insects 🪲🌿
Norbury park sequesters tonnes of CO2 every year, but like many other UK woodlands, it is under threat from pathogens 🦠 Yesterday we had the opportunity to explore this amazing place