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Canker Stain of Plane
A summary of the damage caused by Canker Stain of Plane.
Alex Lewis • 01 May 2024
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A new collaboration as part of the UK Garden Sentinel Network
As Observatree continues to establish collaborative networks, we recently teamed up with the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and PlantNetwork to help raise awareness of tree health in wider audiences and promote surveillance and reporting by more people.
Peter Crow • 26 Apr 2024
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A round-up of 2023
2023 in review and looking to the year ahead for Observatree.
Peter Crow • 30 Jan 2024
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Protecting trees, woods and forests - we couldn’t have done it without you!
Peter Crow, Observatree’s project manager, concludes our 10 years of Observatree celebrations with a look at how citizen scientists help protect trees, woods and forests.
Peter Crow • 05 Dec 2023
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The science behind Observatree
As part of the ongoing ten-year celebrations, Peter Crow, Observatree's project manager, looks at the power of combining citizens and science.
Peter Crow • 25 Oct 2023
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Becoming an Observatree volunteer; learning together and becoming a part of the family.
Dr Kate Lewthwaite, Citizen Science Manager at the Woodland Trust, reflects on the role of the volunteer, the training opportunities and their vital to the Observatree project.
Dr Kate Lewthwaite • 16 Oct 2023
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Observatree: Where it all began
Jane Barbrook, Plant Health & Seeds Inspectorate (Animal & Plant Health Agency), looks back at the start of the Observatree project and considers its ongoing success.
Jane Barbrook • 05 Oct 2023
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10 highlights from the past 10 years of Observatree
Professor Nicola Spence, Chief Plant Health Office at Defra, reflects on 10 achievements and successes from the first 10 years of the ground-breaking Observatree initiative.
Nicola Spence • 01 Oct 2023
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The exceptional summer of 2022: extreme heat and drought and impacts on trees.
Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, and colleagues at Forest Research, look at the effects of extreme heat and drought on trees.
Matt Parratt • 18 Jul 2023
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New look for TreeAlert!
Lucy Turner, TreeAlert Coordinator, gives an overview of some of the latest improvements to the TreeAlert system.
Lucy Turner • 18 Jul 2023