Philip Marsden

First ash dieback, then the world’s scariest beetle

A review of The Ash Tree, by Oliver Rackham. A certain understandable I-told-you-so huffiness drives this analysis of the death of one of our prettiest common trees

Signs of the times: the shrivelled leaves and lesion on the trunk of infected ash trees. [Getty Images / iStock / Alamy]
  • Comments

  • The Ash Tree

    Oliver Rackham

    Little Toller Books, pp. 184

Already a subscriber? Log in

This article is for subscribers only

Subscribe today to get 3 months' delivery of the magazine, as well as online and app access, for only £3.

There’s no commitment, you can cancel any time.

  • Weekly delivery of the magazine
  • Unlimited access to our website and app
  • Enjoy Spectator newsletters and podcasts
  • Explore our online archive, going back to 1828

Read next

Trending

Niall Gooch

Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced?

We are now just nine months out from the latest possible general election, which means that in a year’s time the House of Commons is going to look very different. Absent a remarkable revival in Tory fortunes – which there is no earthly reason to expect – their current seat total will be at least

Because you read about book review

Also by Philip Marsden

Latest

Comments

A blooming good offer

Join the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting the next 3 months for £3.

Already a subscriber? Log in