A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in a woodland in Devon.
This brings to 11 the number of counties in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (forests and woodland); the other counties are Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Lincolnshire and Northumberland.
The disease has now been confirmed in 525 sites including 185 locations in the wider environment.
Chalara was discovered in England’s woodland last Autumn as a result of the intensive survey carried out of sites across the UK where ash trees are known to be present.
As the trees are leafing, it is easier to see cases of Chalara and further sites are likely to be identified.
A map showing all locations with confirmed cases of Chalara is available at www.forestry.gov.uk/chalara.
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