Pests, disease and climate change could put woodlands in peril, National Trust ...
Triple threat to our trees: Pests, disease and climate change could put woodlands in peril, National Trust warns A deadly disease, a wood-eating beetle and climate change threaten UK trees The National Trust has warned ‘dramatic changes’ will be seen in the countryside Trees are increasingly being ravaged by pests and the British weather, it added
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A deadly tree disease, a wood-eating beetle and climate change are among looming threats to Britain’s trees, the National Trust has warned.
The charity said ‘dramatic changes’ will be seen in the countryside as trees are increasingly ravaged by pests and weather.
It said tens of thousands of larch trees will need to be felled due to the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, affecting iconic landscapes such as Lake District woodlands.
The trust estimates 95 per cent of foresters’ time in the Lakes this year will be spent tackling the disease.
A deadly tree disease, a wood-eating beetle and climate change are among looming threats to Britain’s
