Mae CNC wedi hyfforddi gwirfoddolwyr Observatree y gwanwyn hwn i gadw golwg am blâu a chlefydau coed.  Prosiect gwyddoniaeth y dinesydd yw Observatree, rhwng Forest Research, y Comisiwn Coedwigaeth, yr Asiantaeth Iechyd Anifeiliaid a Phlanhigion, Defra, Asiantaeth Ymchwil Bwyd a’r Amgylchedd, yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol, CNC a Cadw Coed.  Rhaglen Life yr UE sy’n talu amdano, gyda’r nod o fonitro iechyd coed Prydain a chlustnodi’r plâu a’r clefydau sy’n eu bygwth.  Bydd yn ffordd inni gael gwybod yn fuan am blâu a chlefydau newydd.  Cyflyma’n y byd y gweithredwn ni, mwya tebygol y llwyddwn ni i’w rheoli neu eu dileu.
This spring, NRW has been training Observatree volunteers to help carry out early surveys for tree pests and diseases. Observatree is a citizen science project and is collaboration between Forest Research, the Forestry Commission, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Defra, the Food and Environment Research Agency, the National Trust, NRW and the Woodland Trust. It is funded by the EU’s Life Programme, with the aim to monitor the health of UK trees and to identify pest and disease threats to them. This will help us with the early notification of new pests and diseases because the faster we act, the greater the chance of successful eradication or management.