Our Oak Trees Threatened Options

[Sherlock]

As this article reports http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013...rpillar-england our oak trees are increasingly under threat from processionary moths.

It will be a national, and local, tragedy if we lose our oaks - arguably our national tree. Particularly so as it seems earlier action could have dealt with the moths effectively.

The moth has taken hold in Pangbourne. Has anyone come across cases in Newbury and the surrounding countryside? I'd also be interested to know whether reported them and what sort of response you received.

The Forestry Commission site here http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-74CE39 advises that cases should be reported to your local council. A quick search of www.westberks.gov.uk didn't identify any specific advice so I guess we should phone 01635 42400.

(Incidentally, WBC web team, entering westberks.gov.uk (omitting the www) returns an error page. You might want to fix that.)