'Ash dieback' fungus Chalara fraxinea in UK countryside

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Hi Johnboy

And it's not just DEFRA. The Forestry Commission used to be staffed by people who actually knew something about trees but now their primary concern seems to be building cycle tracks and picnic areas. I'm not saying people shouldn't be allowed to enjoy our woodlands, just that it has become a distraction from the real work that should be going on. Like you, I get on my soapbox sometimes but, having been born and raised in rural North Yorkshire and having worked in forestry for a number of years I do have a bit a bit of an interest in what goes on in our countryside.

But back to ash die-back. From what I was hearing on the radio today the most likely course of action the government will take is to do little or nothing and just accept the inevitability of us losing many of our ash trees.