Park seeds plan to fight ‘sudden death’ oak threat
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Caravanners at a Lake District holiday park are being sent home with acorns as part of a plan to counter the threat from the disease known as ‘sudden oak death’.
Skelwith Fold Caravan Park owner Henry Wild hopes that the acorns will be planted by holidaymakers to provide healthy new saplings if the fungus-like invader hits Cumbria.The acorns are being gathered from some of the many mature oaks, including scores of ancient specimens, which populate the 130-acre wooded Ambleside park.
Last month, Wild called in the government's Food and Environment Research Agency, FERA, to look for signs of the disease.
Following analysis of samples, scientists gave the park the all-clear - even though the blight has already claimed many thousands of trees in South Wales, Devon and Cornwall. Despite its name, ‘sudden oak death’ - which can kill in a single season - is a lethal scourge on many types of tree, including larch, sycamore, beech and horse chestnut.
Wild has decided not to take any chances, and describes the issuing of acorns to guests as ‘an insurance policy which we hope we'll never have to cash in’.
If the worst should happen, the park will offer caravanners who planted the acorns a free two-night stay if they return with their saplings.
More information from www.Skelwith.com
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