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State of the World’s Plants

I had the pleasure of attending a ‘State of the World’s Plants’ symposium in May at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 

Charles Lane  •  14 Aug 2017

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Oak powdery mildew - what's all the fuss?

Find out more about what causes powder to cover oak leaves in late summer.

Elsa Field  •  16 Jul 2017

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Managing Sweet Chestnut Blight in the South West

Forestry Commission England’s Tree Health team plays an important role in the protection of England’s trees, woods and forests.

Emily Fensom  •  23 Jun 2017

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David Griffith, Tree Health Surveyor, goes above and beyond for tree health

David Griffith has been volunteering as a Tree Health Surveyor since 2014. Along with over 200 other volunteers involved in the project, David is tasked with surveying woods and trees for signs of pests and diseases including Chalara dieback of ash.

Helen Jones  •  24 Apr 2017

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2017 Training Observatree volunteers

Despite the best efforts of Storm Doris, Observatree year four volunteer training days ran smoothly over the course of February and March. 

Suzanne Sancisi-Frey  •  03 Apr 2017

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Negative data is good!

One of the key messages we give Observatree volunteers is that you don’t have to find something to make a survey worthwhile or valuable.

Ellie Barham  •  08 Mar 2017

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Simulating a longhorn beetle outbreak

Find out about the creation of the longhorn beetle outbreak training trees, based at the Yorkshire Arboretum.

Ellie Barham  •  14 Feb 2017

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2016 Observatree mentoring events

During September and October, the Observatree project delivered eight mentoring events across Scotland, England and Wales for their network of tree health surveyor volunteers.

Helen Jones  •  22 Nov 2016

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Tree health early warning in the UK: a celebration of Observatree

A dark November evening in London was brightened as many of those involved in the Observatree project gathered at the Houses of Parliament for a reception to celebrate what the project has achieved over the first three years and to help look towards its future.

Peter Crow  •  22 Nov 2016

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Globose scale, a southern European pest of plum and peach, heading our way

Chris Malumphy from Fera Science Ltd provides us with an overview of globose scale and what threat it poses to UK trees.

Chris Malumphy  •  06 Sep 2016