Sadly, ash trees in Cox’s Wood are dying from ash dieback, a wind-borne fungal disease that is spreading across the country. The planned felling of diseased ash trees is taking place this week, with the work on site planned to be completed tomorrow. The work has been carried out under an approved licence from the Forestry Commission; the contractor will be removing the logs to sell as firewood.
Groups of lime, hazel, field maple and other species of trees will be planted by Cuttle Brook Volunteers in November/December. Natural regeneration will also help fill the areas that have been felled. This will provide a second-generation woodland on the site of Cox’s Wood which was formally a school playing field and originally planted as a woodland by volunteers in 1995.















