Pioneering Drones Take Flight to Help Restore Peak District Ravine Woodlands Devastated by Ash Dieback Disease

Pioneering drones take flight to help restore Peak District ravine woodlands devastated by ash dieback disease

A pioneering drone seed-spreading trial has taken to the skies above the Peak District, to explore innovative new ways to restore precious ravine woodlands devastated by ash dieback disease.

Drones drop seeds across Peak District ravine to restore remote woodland habitat

Drones have taken flight to drop seeds across a ravine in the Peak District as part of efforts to restore the remote woodland habitat.

Drones scatter seeds to help restore Peak District ravine woodlands

In a first-of-its-kind trial above the Peak District, drones are being used to scatter tree seeds as part of the ‘LIFE in the Ravines’ project. Led by Natural England, the initiative aims to find innovative ways to restore fragile ravine woodlands devastated by ash dieback disease. The Peak District’s ravine woodlands are heavily reliant on ash trees, making them particularly vulnerable to ash dieback, a deadly fungal disease first identified in…

Drones take flight to help restore Peak District ravine woodlands

First-of-its-kind drone seed-spreading trial of ravine woodlands launches in the Peak District to tackle ash dieback on hard-to-reach slopes.