Mapping Pests and Diseases in Historic Parks and Gardens
Author(s): Julia Branson, Duncan D Hornby, Andrew Campbell Sutton, Gemma Gubbins
The UK’s treescapes face huge challenges with the invasion of new pests and diseases brought about by increased global trade and travel. We need to understand the threat to our designed landscape heritage in England and how this must affect future conservation strategies. However, before this can be achieved we need to first understand the range and importance of different tree species found in historic landscapes. A pilot project was commissioned to test the feasibility of developing a database of the different species of trees and tree features such as avenues for sites included in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England by contacting the owners and managers and gathering existing data. The pilot project highlights widespread awareness and concerns amongst owners and managers of historic parks and gardens about past and current pest and disease problems and advancing threats, and the conservation challenges. Owners and managers are keen to be involved with the project and further research, and conservation action. The pilot project provides advice and recommendations about the design of the next project phase which we plan to organise later in 2019.
- Report Number:
- 30/2018
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 85
- Keywords:
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces Parasites, Pests and Diseases Building and Landscape Conservation
