Mick Biddle

Please stay alert for #ChestnutBlight in UK sweet chestnut: Fissured cankers and orange fruiting bodies. Report with treealert.forestry.gov.uk

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!)😀

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 🌳🌲

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

🌳 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.uk #TreeHealth #CitizenScience #TreeAlert #NPHW #NationalPlantHealthWeek #PHW

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

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-and-reso…

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.uk/2024/05/15/pla…

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/new… #PlantHealthWeek

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

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.

#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.13… 🔓

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-process… #TreeHealth

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-releases/…

Very informative - thank you

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/g…

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.

Brontë explains more about the work she does in our Plant Health Forestry Team ⬇️. #WomenAndGirlsInScience

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

🌍✨ 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

👏 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-us/caree… #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM