Chalara dieback of ash has been confirmed at five sites on Forestry Commission land in Wentwood and the Wye Valley in south east Wales, and at Glynllifon college in Gwynedd.
Archives for November 2012
Report says UK bird population down by 44m since 1966
The UK bird population has declined by 44 million since 1966, according to a report by conservation groups.
Ash dieback confirmed in Wales
Wales’ first case of ash dieback disease has been confirmed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
It was found in a newly planted tree on private woodland in Carmarthenshire but Defra has refused to be more specific.
Some scientists warn the outbreak has the potential to devastate the UK’s population of 80 million ash trees.
Government faces possible legal action for Ash dieback
A nursery forced to destroy 50,000 ash trees after dieback fungal disease was found is considering taking legal action against the government for failing to block imports sooner.
Simon Ellis of Crowders in Lincolnshire says the disease was found in 15 trees in June but officials issued an order preventing the firm from taking action.
Cardiff Riverside Market 4th Nov
Held every Sunday between 10:00 – 2:00 at Fitzhamon Embankment in Riverside, Cardiff.
Farmer Mark Payne jailed for flouting TB regulations
A cattle farmer from Flintshire is beginning a 46-week jail sentence for flouting TB regulations.
Mark Payne, 45, from Brynford, near Holywell, admitting moving animals illegally without pre-movement testing.
The judge at Mold Crown Court said Payne had ignored trading standards officials’ instructions and had a history of doing so.
Animal health officials said it should be a warning to farmers to obey rules to stop the disease spreading.