@MickBiddleFR

Pathology Response Manager @Forest_Research Report #treehealth symptoms via #TreeAlert

 UK
forestresearch.gov.uk/treealert/
Joined April 2016
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Please stay alert for #ChestnutBlight in UK sweet chestnut: Fissured cankers and orange fruiting bodies. Report with treealert.forestry.gov.uk/
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Calling all arbs! I'll be at the #ArbShow this Friday and Saturday with the survey available to fill in there - or you can just click and fill in online now! (But come and say hello at the arb show anyway!)😀
Forest Research@Forest_Research13 May 2025
Our scientists at Forest Research are investigating how canker stain of plane, caused by Ceratocystis platani, could threaten the UK’s urban trees. While it has not been found in the UK, this disease is present in parts of Europe. We’re calling on arboriculturists to take part in a quick survey on tree health and biosecurity. Your insights on tree health awareness, arboricultural work and biosecurity practices will help deepen our understanding of disease pathways for this and other tree health threats. 📋 Complete the survey: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/1… #TreeHealth #Biosecurity #CankerStainOfPlane Funded by the Defra FPPH project.
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I'll be with Caroline representing @Forest_Research at the #ArbShow on Friday and Saturday. We'll be on hand to answer any questions on tree health - plus if you're a tree professional you can fill out our quick #cankerstainofplane #TreeHealth survey 🌳🌲
Forest Research@Forest_Research6 May 2025
Going to the Arb Show? 🌳 Join Caroline for a guided walk around Westonbirt Arboretum to look for tree pests and diseases. 📍 Meet - Forest Research stand 📆 Date - 16 and 17 May ⏰ Time - 2pm @ForestryComm | @ForestryEngland | #ArbShow
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Going to the Arb Show? 🌳 Join Caroline for a guided walk around Westonbirt Arboretum to look for tree pests and diseases. 📍 Meet - Forest Research stand 📆 Date - 16 and 17 May ⏰ Time - 2pm @ForestryComm | @ForestryEngland | #ArbShow
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🌳 Ever wondered what happens when you submit a TreeAlert report? In this behind-the-scenes video, Entomologist Chris Burman from our Tree Health Advisory Team explains the vital process that follows your submission. Your TreeAlert reports: 🌱 Help monitor tree health across the UK 🌱 Contribute to ground-breaking scientific research 🌱 Play a crucial role in identifying trends and managing pests and diseases 📢 Watch the video to see how your contribution makes a difference. 🔗 Submit a report or learn more about TreeAlert: treealert.forestresearch.gov… #TreeHealth #CitizenScience #TreeAlert #NPHW #NationalPlantHealthWeek #PHW
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Calling all arb professionals who work or have worked in the UK - please help us by filling this quick-fire survey to help protect the UK's plane trees. #treehealth #CankerStainofPlane #Ceratocystis #PlaneWilt
Forest Research@Forest_Research25 Mar 2025
Take part in our survey on #treehealth and #biosecurity. Your insights will deepen our understanding of #CankerStainOfPlane pathways. While it has not been found in the UK, this disease is present in parts of Europe. 📋 ow.ly/hQaW50VnxuW Funded by the DEFRA FPPH project.
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We were at @HWYSUK on Wednesday highlighting Canker stain of plane and expanding our networks with civil engineering professionals to better understand the biosecurity risks to UK tree health from the movement of road building machinery. More on Canker stain of plane 🔗 forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-…
Staff from Forest Research stand for a photo in front of a board that has HighwaysUK branding.

ALT Staff from Forest Research stand for a photo in front of a board that has HighwaysUK branding.

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Did you join our live #TreeHealth Clinic last week as part of National #PlantHealthWeek? We've shared the discussion on our blog to help you plan and manage healthy, resilient woodlands. Thanks for joining us @KewScience, @Forest_Research & #Observatree forestrycommission.blog.gov.…
Forestry Commission staff member looking at trees with ash dieback.

ALT Forestry Commission staff member looking at trees with ash dieback.

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Defra UK
@DefraGovUK12 May 2024
We are thrilled to award the Holt Laboratory an extra £4 million in funds for its expansion 🌳 This will increase our capacity to study pests and pathogens, doubling the scope of the current research 🧪 Read more: gov.uk/government/news/battl… #PlantHealthWeek
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On Saturday, Defra Biosecurity Minister, Lord Douglas-Miller, announced £4m funding towards the expansion of Forest Research’s Holt Lab tree health facilities at the Alice Holt Research Station in Surrey. 1/2 More info > ow.ly/6ITp50RE5R4

Battle against pests and pathogens stepped up with new funding for national tree health laboratory

£4 million to expand world-leading laboratories to improve UK biosecurity and tackle emerging threats to tree health

gov.uk
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Join us for a live tree health clinic Q&A next week for #PlantHeathWeek Hosted by @ForestryComm and featuring Forest Research's Tree Health team and other industry experts.
Forestry Commission
@ForestryComm1 May 2024
If you own or manage a woodland, join us here on X from 12 to 2pm on Thursday 9 May for our live Tree Health Clinic Q&A. It's a unique chance to put your queries directly to our panel of experts as part of #PlantHealthWeek. @kewgardens @Forest_Research #Observatree
Photos of the tree health clinic panel members: Caroline Gorton, Barnaby Wylder, Richard Buggs, Jonathan Burton, Emma Aspin and Matt Parratt.

ALT Photos of the tree health clinic panel members: Caroline Gorton, Barnaby Wylder, Richard Buggs, Jonathan Burton, Emma Aspin and Matt Parratt.

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#Ash dieback, caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, has spread from Asia to Europe in the 1990s and can kill up to 85% of ash trees during outbreaks: review with focus on Britain/Ireland in @BSPPjournals by Dáire Carroll and Eric Boa - doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13859 🔓
Left: ascospore-producing apothecia of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on ash leaf litter. Right: life cycle of H. fraxineus includes 1) wind-dispersal of ascospores, 2) spore germination on live ash leaf, 3) infection of ash tree causing dieback, 4) asexually produced conidia colonize roots, 5) overwintering on leaf litter, formation of apothecia with sexual ascospores, 6) ascospore dispersal

ALT Left: ascospore-producing apothecia of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on ash leaf litter. Right: life cycle of H. fraxineus includes 1) wind-dispersal of ascospores, 2) spore germination on live ash leaf, 3) infection of ash tree causing dieback, 4) asexually produced conidia colonize roots, 5) overwintering on leaf litter, formation of apothecia with sexual ascospores, 6) ascospore dispersal

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We're hosting Oak Processionary Moth awareness days at Wimbledon Common, Epping Forest, and Ampfield in May and June. If you manage oak trees in the areas affected by this tree pest, come along for expert advice. eventbrite.co.uk/cc/oak-proc… #TreeHealth
Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars

ALT Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars

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Want to know a bit more about the tree disease Curreya pithyophila? In this Blog, our Tree Health Policy Advisor @aFhloraidh explains some of the basics and encourages woodland owners to report any sightings. @Forest_Research #treehealth ▶️ forestry.gov.scot/news-relea…
Curreya pithyophila - photo credit Ewan Purser, Scottish Forestry.

ALT Curreya pithyophila - photo credit Ewan Purser, Scottish Forestry.

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Very informative - thank you
PTI-SolXyl@Sol_Xyl5 Apr 2024
📢"Surveillance Success: tracing Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 in Mallorca Island" seminar is now on YouTube! 🗣️@Martalopeserra (NPPO) & @PVeam (@IAS_CSIC) discussing the successful tracing of the pathogen. 🎥Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=kL26RtZA…
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Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships 2024 - Student application window now open for 12 projects Undergraduates – would you like to experience the exciting world of plant science research, tackle a key science challenge, and be paid for it? rsb.org.uk/get-involved/gran…
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These drones operated by our expert @ForestryComm colleagues have been successfully deployed to gain a unique and detailed perspective, obtaining fantastic data, images and video, particularly for #Phytophthora pluvialis.
Forestry Commission
@ForestryComm21 Mar 2024
It's #InternationalDayofForests! This year focuses on 'Forests and Innovation.' Did you know our Plant Health Forestry Team uses drones as part of our surveillance and inspection programme to check for signs of tree pests and diseases? #ForestDay #TreeHealth
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Brontë explains more about the work she does in our Plant Health Forestry Team ⬇️. #WomenAndGirlsInScience
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Pankajini is a research assistant in the #pathology division of #ForestResearch, a shining example for the next generation of #WomenInScience. Read her powerful blog here: ow.ly/pAPf50QzeYZ #IDWGIS24 #WomeninSTEM
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🌍✨ Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with Imogen, who brings fresh insights and passion to the entomology team. 📚 Find out more about science careers at Forest Research: ow.ly/LLfS50QzeHm #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Entomology #TreeAlert
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👏 Meet Molly, whose dedication to advancing science shines through in her contribution to the ground breaking work with beetle bio controls for invasive pest management in the UK. Find out more about our careers: forestresearch.gov.uk/about-… #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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