Millions of caterpillars make their home in a tree

A stretch of trees in Telford, Shropshire that have been completely stripped of foliage after millions of caterpillars made them their home. A number of tests are now being carried out on the ash trees on Sutton Way in Sutton Hill after the mountain of caterpillars totally stripped them of leaves. However, experts says the outbreak has nothing to do with the recent outbreak of ash dieback. Telford & Wrekin Council's parks and open spaces team is still in the process of trying to identify the species of caterpillar and is consulting both the Forestry Commission and Defra's Plant Health department.