Ash dieback
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Woods that inspired Beatrix Potter and John Constable in danger after hot, dry spring speeds up disease
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Bastow Wood, Upper Wharfedale: Bathed in lemon-and-lime light, this wild place has the feel of an artful garden
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Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: I have been dreading it – how many ash trees will survive? What trees will replace them?
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Environmental committee says government funding ‘fails to match scale of threat’
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Letters: The government is committed to strengthening the UK’s biosecurity, writes Defra minister John Gardiner. Plus letters from Jim Pratt, Karen Lloyd and David Head
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Deadly diseases are marching across Europe unchecked, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Biggest cost of tree disease will be loss of benefits such as clean air and water, study finds
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Millers Dale, Derbyshire: Restoration work is under way on the north viaduct here; it may prove more difficult to repair the intricate web of life of which the area’s ash trees are part
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Lisa Samson’s reflections on Britain’s dying ash trees at a time of her own illness is a remarkable labour of love
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Juniper threatened by fungus-like disease is first species to be fully collected in Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens tree seed project
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Ground-breaking genetic analysis shows native trees may be more resistant than Danish ones to the deadly fungus that has spread across Europe
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Country Diary: Riseley, Bedfordshire Nissen huts stored ammunition here, hidden by tall elms whose offspring are just bushes, cursed with perpetual youth
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Trees are coming under attack from beetles and moths that are infesting imported timber
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Ash dieback will leave millions of gaps in woods and hedges across Britain. It’s time to collect tree seed and get planting, writes Julian Rollins
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Plantwatch Burrowing larvae and pathogens causing blight are a growing hazard for many of the best-loved trees in the landscape
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Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire Ash dieback threatens a tree that is generous at both ends of the season
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Walkers and other members of the public will be asked to help create new generation of healthy plants
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Scientists identify first tree to show strong tolerance to the disease raising hopes of developing a resistant strain
The Guardian view on ash dieback: a tiny chink of hope