http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/15/assessing-the-impacts-of-ash-dieback/ Advancing ecology and making it count Tue, 14 May 2013 07:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/15/assessing-the-impacts-of-ash-dieback/#comment-15994 Michael Bell Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:53:51 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3362#comment-15994 Mature ash often have large cavities that are used as nest sites by species such as kestrel, barn owl and tawny owl and stock dove. The potential loss of mature ash would have serious implications for these species in areas where there are few other suitable nest sites. Some thought should be given to the provision of nest boxes if mature ash start being lost.

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