Pests and diseases

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Understanding deer damage is crucial when planting new forests

  • Posted on: 28 Apr 2020

Scientists at the University of Southampton and Forest Research say understanding the risk of damage by deer to new and existing forests in Britain is crucial when considering their expansion.
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Living Ash Project Phase 2 Funding Announced

  • Posted on: 27 Mar 2020

Living Ash Project Phase 2 funding announced. The new five year programme is the second phase of the project which is aiming to secure trees tolerant to the fungal disease ash dieback for future seed production.
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Pioneering project to tackle ash dieback launches International Year of Plant Health

  • Posted on: 17 Jan 2020

On Friday 17 January, the government’s Chief Plant Health Officer, Nicola Spence, accompanied by Forest Research's Chris Reynolds, visited the project to plant one of the last trees in the...
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Working together to raise awareness of tree pests and diseases in Wales

  • Posted on: 18 Dec 2019

In late November over twenty tree specialists from Wales, mainly foresters and arborists, near Newport in Gwent for a tree health workshop.

Forest Research part of UK-wide consortium to combat serious threat to plant health

  • Posted on: 5 Dec 2018

Forest Research is proud to be a partner in a major bacterial plant diseases research programme, supported by UK Research and Innovation’s Strategic Priorities Fund and announced by the Parliamentary...
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Emerald ash borer: lessons from the US

  • Posted on: 5 Sep 2018

A team from Forest Research, Fera and The Tree Council paid a visit to the US to find out more about emerald ash borer.
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Action Oak: protecting the UK’s mighty oaks

  • Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

A major new campaign called Action Oak was launched at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Image of Chalara ash dieback on different ash species and non-ash hosts

Chalara ash dieback on different ash species and non-ash hosts

  • Posted on: 7 Aug 2018

Chalara ash dieback on different ash species and non-ash hosts

Forest Research to play key role for forest and woodland sector in new Scottish Centre of Expertise in Plant Health

  • Posted on: 1 May 2018

Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) has provided funding to bring together a number of Scottish research organisations to establish a new virtual Centre of Expertise for Plant Health.

"Saving our Oak"highlights the challenge of Acute Oak Decline

  • Posted on: 1 Dec 2017

The plight of our most iconic native tree, the oak, is the subject of a new film released today.