MistleGo! Help us find Britain's mistletoe

Mistletoe has an air of Christmas magic, but it is, in fact, a parasite with a fascinating relationship with trees. European mistletoe (Viscum album) grows in green clumps on various trees across the UK, especially noticeable in winter once trees have lost their leaves. While mistletoe can harm the trees it grows on, it can also benefit other species, like winter birds that eat its berries.

Not much is known about how abundant mistletoe is in the UK, but exciting new research aims to gather data and forecast the future of this intriguing plant.

Join us live at the launch of ‘MistleGO!’, a brand-new citizen science project led by Ollie Spacey at the University of Oxford. Learn all about the wonders of mistletoe and how you can get involved to help predict the future of this crucial native species!

Ollie Spacey is in the second year of his PhD at the University of Oxford, studying the biology of mistletoe, and is supported by The Tree Council, Oxford Botanical Gardens, and Fera Science. He is particularly interested in how mistletoe interacts with its host trees and what this can tell us about parasitism more broadly.

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