Who will accept responsibility for our ash dieback catastrophe?

Who will accept responsibility for our ash dieback catastrophe?

I recently had to have nearly 30 beautiful old roadside trees removed, at great cost – and someone has failed to do their job properly and prevent this disease

Ash trees dying from dieback. Photo: Getty

Following the diagnosis of ash dieback in my roadside trees earlier this year, the day of reckoning eventually arrived this month.

In just a few days nearly 30 beautiful ash trees which had taken many centuries to grow lay sprawling on the ground, like a row of fallen soldiers who had faithfully stood guard over my farm for generations.