News
13 June 2014
Three foresters – one from Sussex and two from Yorkshire – are among the latest to be recognised by the Royal Forestry Society for their long careers improving and maintaining woodlands. Long Service award for...more
Three foresters – one from Sussex and two from Yorkshire – are among the latest to be recognised by the Royal Forestry Society for their long careers improving and maintaining woodlands. Long Service award for...more
09 June 2014
A remarkable forester who managed the Froyle Estate woodlands in Hampshire for nearly 60 years until his death aged 88 has been honoured by the RFS. Walter Start, who lived in Lower Froyle, Alton, had also...more
A remarkable forester who managed the Froyle Estate woodlands in Hampshire for nearly 60 years until his death aged 88 has been honoured by the RFS. Walter Start, who lived in Lower Froyle, Alton, had also...more
06 June 2014
The RFS is delighted to announce the winners of the Best of England Excellence in Forestry Awards, together with the first Woodlands for Climate Change Award. Judges in all categories were awed by the quality...more
The RFS is delighted to announce the winners of the Best of England Excellence in Forestry Awards, together with the first Woodlands for Climate Change Award. Judges in all categories were awed by the quality...more
05 June 2014
Kirkley Hall campus, part of Northumberland College, is the fourth college to become part of an innovative new venture being led by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) to keep coniferous trees on the map for...more
Kirkley Hall campus, part of Northumberland College, is the fourth college to become part of an innovative new venture being led by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) to keep coniferous trees on the map for...more
09 May 2014
FC Chair Pam Warhurst: Working together to tell the story that we are so much more than timber, forestry, woodlands and trees Date Issued: 09 May 2012 “We are so much more than timber,...more
FC Chair Pam Warhurst: Working together to tell the story that we are so much more than timber, forestry, woodlands and trees Date Issued: 09 May 2012 “We are so much more than timber,...more
08 May 2014
The RFS is delighted to have played a key part in developing a new Squirrel Accord for the British Isles which emphasises the need to control grey squirrels to protect the UK’s woodlands as well...more
The RFS is delighted to have played a key part in developing a new Squirrel Accord for the British Isles which emphasises the need to control grey squirrels to protect the UK’s woodlands as well...more
01 May 2014
Five outstanding woodlands have been shortlisted for the RFS Woodlands for Climate Change Award. The woodlands have been planted in England in the last five years and must be able to demonstrate that they are...more
Five outstanding woodlands have been shortlisted for the RFS Woodlands for Climate Change Award. The woodlands have been planted in England in the last five years and must be able to demonstrate that they are...more
27 April 2014
Plumpton College near Lewes in East Sussex has become the third college to sign up to the Royal Forestry Society’s flagship programme – Conifers for Colleges. The programme will involve forestry students in research into the...more
Plumpton College near Lewes in East Sussex has become the third college to sign up to the Royal Forestry Society’s flagship programme – Conifers for Colleges. The programme will involve forestry students in research into the...more
16 April 2014
Three major organisations serving public interests in forestry have come together, forming a powerful partnership to foster sustainable forest management in Britain. The Royal Forestry Society, Small Woods Association and the Sylva Foundation will be...more
Three major organisations serving public interests in forestry have come together, forming a powerful partnership to foster sustainable forest management in Britain. The Royal Forestry Society, Small Woods Association and the Sylva Foundation will be...more
03 April 2014
Out now! Our April Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF) featuring articles on ash, Mediterranean trees in Britain, our squirrel survey, how forestry novices turned a neglected woodland into an award winning site, and the classification of ancient...more
Out now! Our April Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF) featuring articles on ash, Mediterranean trees in Britain, our squirrel survey, how forestry novices turned a neglected woodland into an award winning site, and the classification of ancient...more
