Ashtag is a nicely named app which allows those who install it on their phone to get involved in the fight against the fungus which threatens to wipe out the native ash trees of the UK.The disease is called Chalara Fraxinea.
I am old enough to remember the tremendous loss that was caused by Dutch Elm disease: there used to be a wonderful avenue of trees on the way from my childhood home into Rotherham which all had to be felled.
The ash fungus has been identified in Norfolk - some of the sightings have been quite close to my home.
One way that you can get involved is to take a look at the app, and make sure that you can identify an ash tree (first of all) and then know what to do.
There is a website where possible sightings can be reported if you don't happen to own a smartphone.
The website also has a useful YouTube video on how to identify the disease... Why not take a few minutes with a group to see whether there are any ash trees on your school campus....
The FSC have produced a free tree identification app which you can put on your smartphone or other device....
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