Ash dieback has killed hundreds of millions of trees across Europe since arriving on the continent in the early 1990s. Queen Mary University of London scientists sequenced the ash tree’s genome in ...

Dieback, a pathogen originally from Asia, has blighted British ash trees since it arrived in the UK a decade ago and estimates suggest it could kill up to 80 per cent of the UK population.

However experts warn ash dieback has hit areas like the Mendip Hills in Somerset particularly hard, with widespread tree loss continuing. Ash dieback, caused by the Hymenoscyphus fraxineus fungus ...

Fighting the tree disease ash dieback on Exmoor National Park is set to hit £300,000. The authority that oversees the park is budgeting a further £25,000 this financial year to combat the ...

The sport of hurling has received a boost from the Blenheim Estate amid threats from ash dieback in Ireland. The estate has supplied hundreds of ash trees, which are needed to make the hurling ...

Work is now underway in South Lanarkshire to safely remove the most dangerous trees affected by ash dieback disease. Specialist equipment has been used to remove affected ash trees from the embankment ...