03/07/2026
Fitzwilliam Malton Estate Planting for the Future
Although woodland represents only a small part of the Fitzwilliam Malton Estate’s wider portfolio of commercial and residential properties, the Estate places equal importance on caring for its woodland, trees and public safety.
In the winter of 2025, the Estate removed 350 tonnes of diseased and declining ash trees (suffering from ash dieback) from Long Plantation woodland to reduce the further spread of this devastating disease and to help keep the public footpath safe.
What is ash dieback?
Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a highly infectious fungal disease that originated in Asia, threatening up to 95% of the UK's native ash trees, equating to over 100 million trees. Up to 95% of infected ash trees in the UK are expected to die as a result of the disease with devastating consequences to the environment and local ecology.
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