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  • One of "oldest elms in the world" cut down

    ONE of the two oldest English elm trees in the world has been cut down after contracting Dutch elm disease. The Preston Park Twins have stood in Brighton since the reign of King James I more than 400 years ago. But tree surgeons have felled

  • Welsh borders the focus for Irish forestry tour

    A group of 11 Irish foresters, woodland owners, academics and advisors came to the Welsh borders recently in a trip they named the ‘Hardwoods Focus Tour to Wales’. The study tour programme began with two days that looked at examples of Welsh hardwood