Helen Briggs Environment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs Getty Images Ash dieback is a disease of ash trees, caused by a fungus Ash trees are fighting back against a disease that has ravaged the British countryside, new scientific evidence shows. When ash dieback arrived in 2012, predictions suggested up to 85% of ash trees could be lost....
Up to 3,000 trees are to be planted on the outskirts of Exeter, according to East Devon District Council. Broadclyst and Poltimore have been chosen for the project, with a funding boost from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Volunteers have already planted the first 150 trees, forming a new hedgerow at Clyst Meadows Country Park,...
A car burst into flames after hitting a tree – leaving two men in their 20s in need of hospital care. However, both managed to escape the black BMW before it set alight, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the scene near Bideford in Devon about 19:50 BST on Sunday. A spokesperson...
Martin Lindsay Senior Investigations Reporter PA Media The tree – now no longer nestling in its gap – was one of the most photographed in the world Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. The deliberate felling of the tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland...
Njoroge Muigai & Anne Okumu BBC News, Koboko BBC Mustafa Gerima, nicknamed “Mr Shea”, wants Ugandans to understand the value of shea nuts A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees from which shea butter is made – the cosmetic known as “women’s gold”. Mustafa Gerima wants local...
A flood warning has been issued in Devon following a night of heavy rainfall in the county. The Environment Agency issued the warning for the lower River Torridge from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard. It said flooding was expected after river levels rose to just below 3.3m (11ft) in areas including Torrington...
Hundreds of trees have been planted across Exeter, as the City Council continues to green up the city. The latest figures mark the end of the tree planting season for Exeter City Council. Ninety-four trees have been put into the ground throughout Exeter by the City Council, with an additional 700 native species whips planted,...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West BBC Multiple trees fell across Exmoor during Storm Daragh in December Trees felled at a national park in Devon during Storm Darragh are helping support insects, conservationists have said. Exmoor National Park Authority said the storm – which brought winds of up to 88mph (142km/h) in December – caused...