Forestry Commission Scotland has confirmed in a survey of 2730 ash sites in Scotland covering 49,709 miles, that 5% could be infected with ash dieback and will now be revisited for further inspection.

The new sites were near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway; Montrose, Angus; Eyemouth, Berwickshire; Carrbridge, Badenoch and Strathspey; and Blairgowrie, Perthshire.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/deadly-tree-disease-now-found-at-130-scots-sites.19351001

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