The See-Through House: My Father In Full Colour Shelley Klein Chatto & Windus £16.99 Rating: Lifestyle sections of glossy magazines often show photographs of modern ‘architect-designed’ houses. They are all glass and straight lines and open-plan. There is no clutter. Nothing is out of place. If the architect has children, they are rarely visible. Perhaps … Read more
Anti-HS2 protesters have spent the coronavirus lockdown in a tree-top campsite in ancient woodland which is being destroyed to make way for the high-speed railway. Protesters have spent the last six weeks camping out near to ancient trees which are being felled along the proposed route in Crackley Woods, near Kenilworth in Warwickshire. Dozens of … Read more
Anti-HS2 protesters have spent the coronavirus lockdown in a tree-top campsite in ancient woodland which is being destroyed to make way for the high-speed railway. Protesters have spent the last six weeks camping out near to ancient trees which are being felled along the proposed route in Crackley Woods, near Kenilworth in Warwickshire. Dozens of … Read more
National Trust stops cleaning rivers and may have to pause planting trees after losing £200million in lockdown The charity has called for ‘renewal over mere recovery’ and urges ministers to prioritise the climate after the pandemic crisis Conservation charities like the National Trust could face collapse as income has decreased significantly during the coronavirus lockdown … Read more
Couple with 80ft conifer trees in their garden wage war with council after neighbouring flats used high-hedge laws to win bid to get them cut down in size Ferdinando and Angelina Franchitti were ordered to lop the 80ft conifer trees But couple claim it will ruin the privacy of their detached home in Lanarkshire Owners … Read more
Mature trees could be less effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously thought, suggesting Earth may be closer to climate tipping point Scientists in Australia measured the capacity of mature trees to absorb CO2 They found that while the trees absorbed CO2, they didn’t hold on to it The CO2 ended up … Read more
The Queen has deployed gardeners to trim her Buckingham Palace trees after she was told the dangerous and diseased trees could fall on guests at her garden parties. The 93-year-old monarch – currently self-isolating at Windsor Castle over the coronavirus threat – is set to have up to 90 trees chopped down or pruned in the … Read more
Deadly disease killing olive trees across the Mediterranean could cost the industry £17.5BILLION and force the price up in supermarkets Xylella fastidiosa pathogen infecting trees in Italy and maybe Spain and Greece It is the most deadly disease in the world for plants and there is no cure Researchers predict there will be a knock-on … Read more
Pictured: The clump of 33 trees in Alaska that forms ‘America’s smallest national forest’ The forest is located on Adak Island, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago The first trees on the spot were planted to cheer up Second World War troops Around 6,000 troops were stationed on the island to guard against the Japanese By … Read more
Conifers are better than broadleaved trees at absorbing sound with their bark as scientists say they could help combat noise pollution in urban environments Researchers studied the bark of 76 samples from 13 different species of tree They found Larch was the most effective type of tree for absorbing sound They found that the age … Read more