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Induction Four: Meet the team [2023]

Meet the staff from across the Observatree partnership!

00:59:50

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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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Host of the Month Oak - April 2023

Join us to learn about oak ID and associated pests and diseases.

00:33:20

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Canaries, cheese and sentinel trees.

Since the 1970's there has been a steady increase in the numbers of tree pests and diseases and an accompanying need to monitor for both known and unknown problems. With an estimated 3 billion trees in the UK it's not possible to watch every single one, so how can we keep an eye out for potential problems? During the course of this webinar Matt delves into the concept of sentinel trees, why they're an important part of our integrated approach to pest and disease detection, and how they fit within the Observatree project. Matt Parratt joined the Observatree team in September 2022 as Scientific co-ordinator and leads on planning and delivering training to the 200 volunteers, and production of tree pest and disease resources. This webinar was recorded on 30th October and forms part of the Observatree 10 year celebrations.

00:26:00

Pests and diseases

What are we looking out for?

Working with the UK Plant Health Risk Group, Observatree has identified these 22 pests and diseases which are of the highest concern.

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Host of the Month Ash - December 2023

Learn about Ash ID and it's associated pests and diseases.

00:40:41

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Host of the Month Lawson Cypress - February 2024

Host of the Month: Learn identification of Lawson cypress any related priority pests or diseases. Recorded on 07/02/2024

00:35:26

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Host of the Month Oak - April 2024

Learn identification of oak and its associated priority pests or diseases. Recorded on 3rd April 2024.

00:32:55