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Image copyright National Trust Images/P.Tasker Image caption Since arriving in the UK in 2012, the disease has spread to every corner of Britain The National Trust has said it has experienced the worst year on record for ash dieback on its estates. It says a combination of the coronavirus lockdown and the driest spring on …

Image caption The issue of biosecurity is set to become increasingly important to prevent alien invasive pathogens entering UK habitats A study suggests that some types of environment help block the spread of ash dieback disease, which threatens millions of ash trees in the UK. Landscapes with hedgerows and woods made up of several types …

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Ash dieback has devastated trees across Europe A planting scheme has begun to grow trees that it is hoped will be resistant to ash dieback disease. Scientists are growing 3,000 saplings in Hampshire and will monitor them for symptoms of the disease, which has devastated ash trees. The …

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Ash dieback has devastated trees across Europe Scientists say there is new hope in the fight against a disease that is devastating ash trees. A study has identified the genes that give trees resistance to ash dieback, which arrived in the UK in 2012 and has now spread …