News
- Strong support for Excellence in Forestry Awards
02 March 2009
There have been strong entries across all five categories in a new Excellence in Forestry Awards being piloted by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) in association with the Forestry Commission... - Formal and informal – a root and branch approach to learning
02 February 2009
As forestry and woodland management becomes ever more challenging in a world of uncertain markets, the need for both formal and informal learning remains vital, says Royal Forestry Society... 
Working a wetland wonder
28 January 2009
Green-fingered youngsters from the Ellistown Primary School Gardening Club have been helping to restore a wetland area by planting around 50 willow cuttings at Battram Wood in...
Travel bursary deadline ticking
01 January 2009
Foresters young and old hoping to travel to enhance their knowledge during 2009 are being invited to apply for a bursary from the Royal Forestry Society’s Randle Travel Fund. The bursary...
National Excellence in Forestry Awards launched
10 December 2008
Woodland and forestry owners and managers across Yorkshire and the North East are the first to be invited to take part in a major new national competition launched in the region by the Royal...
Royal Celebrations
03 November 2008
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has celebrated its 125th anniversary with a tour of Windsor Forest and Great Park, and a reception in the prize-winning Savill Building, attended by Her Majesty...- Untangling The Jungle of Jargon
30 October 2008
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has found a way to untangle the jungle of jargon and terminology that has crept into all areas of forestry, woodland and tree management with an updated version... 
CBeebies go Wild About Wood
01 December 2008
The CBeebies Green Balloon Club is going Wild About Wood after linking up to film at the Royal Forestry Society’s Hockeridge and Pancake Wood, and at a family day held jointly with the...
Forestry carbon expert wins James Cup
01 October 2008
All foresters should seek to understand the contribution that their forests can make to reducing CO2 emissions, says forestry consultant Sandy Greig, joint winner of the Royal Forestry Society...
Student trio at the top of the tree
01 September 2008
Simon Morath, who is graduating from Bangor University with a first class honours degree in Conservation and Forest Ecosystems, was awarded the RFS Bangor Bursary worth £100. Simon, originally...