The number of British woods suffering from ash dieback has almost tripled in two years, new figures reveal, as ministers admit they have no solution to the crisis.
Almost 1,000 sites across the UK have now been affected by the disease, which was first detected in 2012.
Ministers are now focusing on slowing the spread of the disease and developing varieties of ash tree that are resistant to the fungus.
Experts now believe ash die-back, which is known as Chalara, is unstoppable and will ultimately spread across the entire country.
The Telegraph: British woods in crisis as ash disease triples
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