Trees on Clapham Common have been given a clean bill of health from the potentially deadly and highly contagious Ash Die-Back disease.

A tree survey took place on Clapham Common over the weekend with experts looking for signs of disease.

The Friends of Clapham Common (FOCC) joined forces with arboriculturalist Clive Mayhew to check the common's trees for evidence of ash die-back disease (chalara fraxinea).

The group spent Saturday morning examining European ash trees and found them in largely good condition with no obvious sign of disease.

Mr Mayhew has said he will return in two months to check for further signs of the disease, which include browning of the ends of leaves and leaf-stems, resulting in the tree's death.

Melanie Oxley, chairman of FOCC said: "We didn't see any evidence of the disease but it is widespread across the UK.

"However, we won't know for sure until we come in July and check for further evidence of damage to the leaves.

"The main aim was to educate people on how to spot signs of disease."

There are approximately 40 ash trees on Clapham Common, the main avenue of which is around Windmill Drive.