James Weldon receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Elm trees were once stalwarts of the UK countryside that towered out of hedgerows, lined fields and woodlands.

We’ve a lot to thank the trees for. Other than their vital role in the ecosystem, they’ve played an important part in mythology, agriculture, industry and medicine since humans first walked the Earth.

The figures showed a total of 1,589 species within the UK use the Scottish native conifer for either living or feeding on – ...

One of the UK's rarest trees has been planted in a Swindon parish. Some Black Poplar "Betulifolia" trees have now been planted in St Andrews in an effort to conserve the rare species. According to ...