Tree Management Work at Astbury Mere Country Park

A large part of the work undertaken by the Astbury Mere Trust is managing the Park’s woodlands, ensuring it is a safe environment for visitors.  The trustees would like to explain some of the tree felling in the park a number of visitors have noticed.

Ash trees in the park are becoming infected with a disease known as Ash dieback, which is a fungus that originated in Asian Ash trees and spread to Europe about 30 years ago.

The disease reached Britain in 2012. and has spread throughout the country.  It is a serious disease, and it is forecast that Ash dieback will kill up to 80% of UK Ash trees at a cost of £15 billion

The trust commissioned a survey of the park, assessing the impact of Ash dieback and is developing a 10-year plan to manage the woodlands.  Approximately 15% of the trees in the park are Ash trees and unfortunately a large number of the infected Ash trees will have to be felled.

More information can be found from the Woodland Trust at:

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/tree-pests-and-diseases/key-tree-pests-and-diseases/ash-dieback/

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