by sam@geekpoint.co.uk | Mar 31, 2019 | News
I love this time of year when I start to notice weird and wonderful fungal brackets growing on trees. Each bracket is different from the last and there are literally hundreds of different fungi growing on all species of tree across the world. In the UK we have some...
by sam@geekpoint.co.uk | Aug 17, 2018 | News
The Forestry Commission is reassuring the public that unusually large quantities of clumps of seeds hanging on ash trees this autumn do not mean the trees have Chalara ash dieback disease.Dr John Morgan, Head of the Commission’s Plant Health Service, said the disease...
by sam@geekpoint.co.uk | Jul 19, 2018 | News
Newcastle’s trees and woodlands are an important feature of our landscape and townscape, making our city greener and healthier.To ensure that our trees remain for all to enjoy, the Local Planning Authority – in this case Newcastle City Council Planning –...
by sam@geekpoint.co.uk | Jun 11, 2018 | News
Published on 10 Jan 2013 Steve Scott, Area Director for the Forestry Commission, shows how to spot ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea), in winter. Shot on location at Golden Wood, Lawshall, Suffolk, courtesy of Greenlight Trust. If you want further information or want to...
by sam@geekpoint.co.uk | Apr 16, 2018 | News
All information taken from The Telegraph WebsiteAsh dieback is now on 257 sites around the country and forestry experts believe it will gradually spread to most of the UK’s 92 million ash trees.Mike Seville Forestry and Woodland Adviser at the Country Land and...
