How trees 35 and 18 could enable fight back against ash dieback
A pair of trees with high levels of resistance to the deadly ash dieback disease have been discovered, raising hopes that they could hold the key to saving Britain's woodland from the fungus.
View ArticleAll aboard the magic carpet of springtime
Who dares pick a bluebell, and who can resist them, asks Horatio Clare
View ArticleIgnoring climate change turns world into 'dying patient', says Prince Charles
Prince of Wales attacks businesses and sceptics who ignore climate change, in clear message more needs to be done to protect environment.
View ArticleRace against time to stop Britain's oak trees bleeding to death
Britain's oak trees have been hit by a mystery disease that is causing them to 'bleed to death' and ministers have set aside more than £1 million to tackle it.
View ArticleHow I photographed a tiger for the first time
Wildlife photographer Adrian Steirn describes the moment when he photographed a tiger from less than 35 metres away
View ArticleAncient woodland to be destroyed to combat larch tree disease
Hundreds of acres of ancient woodland are to be destroyed after becoming infected with an invasive tree disease that is spreading around the country.
View ArticlePrince Charles' full speech on deforestation and climate change
The Prince of Wales has warned about the dangers of failing to take decisive action to reduce deforestation and tackle climate change at the launch of the CDP Global Forests Report. Here is the full...
View ArticleA woodland windfall
Telegraph View: A gently decaying trunk is its own miniature nature reserve, supporting fungi, plants, insects and the creatures in the food chain that rely on them
View ArticleGermaine Greer: Our hunger for wood is destroying forests
Sustainability? Huge tracts of indigenous forest are being hacked down to make way for fast-growing commercial timber to embellish our homes
View ArticleToo few trees planted to protect woodland
Woodland needs more protection against "battery of assault" from climate change, pests and disease, charities claim
View ArticleThe ancient, sacred, regenerative, death-defying yew tree
A yew tree in the corner of a Welsh churchyard is said to be 5,000 years old. Our Neolithic ancestors were as fascinated by it as we are, says Clive Aslet
View ArticleFelix Dennis and his forest of good fortune
A publisher's foresight and £500m legacy is helping to fill a 30,000-acre site with native trees
View ArticleBen Fogle launches new 'Call of the Wild' campaign
Adventurer Ben Fogle believes it's time we set our cosseted, cotton-wool kids free. We beard him at his first School of Wild to talk whittling, woodcraft and mud, glorious mud
View ArticleThe British Wildlife Photography Awards 2014: The winners
The best of British wildlife photography in 2014
View ArticleAsh dieback found North West of England for first time
The Woodland Trust has warned that ash dieback has been found in trees in the North West of England for the first time including its own land
View ArticleChristmas trees: are they really sustainable?
The millions of Christmas trees now sold in the UK spark an annual debate about sustainability, says Naomi Slade
View ArticleBritish woods in crisis as ash disease triples
Number of British woods suffering from ash dieback has almost tripled in two years
View ArticleProfessor Oliver Rackham, historical ecologist - obituary
Authority on woodland and leading historian of the British landscape
View ArticleNumber of trees halved since dawn of human civilisation
Around 15 billion trees being lost each year, new research shows, as experts warn deforestation causing impact on climate and human health
View ArticleAsh dieback disease confirmed in the Lake District
Deadly fungus found on trees growing in the wild in the Lake District, threatening to affect some of Britain's most treasured landscapes
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