News
07 November 2016
The Royal Forestry Society is delighted to announce that Northumberland based TreesPlease is to join John Clegg and Co as sponsors of the Duke of Cornwall Award for Resilient Multipurpose Forestry 2017. Welcoming them, RFS Chief...more
The Royal Forestry Society is delighted to announce that Northumberland based TreesPlease is to join John Clegg and Co as sponsors of the Duke of Cornwall Award for Resilient Multipurpose Forestry 2017. Welcoming them, RFS Chief...more
03 November 2016
The forestry sector must be prepared challenge conventional thinking if it is to make woodlands pay, a major conference heard. Forestry Commission Chairman, woodland owner and investment adviser Sir Harry Studholme and Keith Blacker of Edistone,...more
The forestry sector must be prepared challenge conventional thinking if it is to make woodlands pay, a major conference heard. Forestry Commission Chairman, woodland owner and investment adviser Sir Harry Studholme and Keith Blacker of Edistone,...more
03 October 2016
Four organisations have joined forces to provide young people with free taster days of life as a forester in Cumbria this October Half Term. The Royal Forestry Society (RFS), Forestry Commission England, Newton Rigg College...more
Four organisations have joined forces to provide young people with free taster days of life as a forester in Cumbria this October Half Term. The Royal Forestry Society (RFS), Forestry Commission England, Newton Rigg College...more
28 September 2016
Northern Ireland's Laurence Christie has become the 500th person to receive the much respected RFS Cert Arb - a Level 2 qualification which has been setting the standard for arborists for more than 40 years. ...more
Northern Ireland's Laurence Christie has become the 500th person to receive the much respected RFS Cert Arb - a Level 2 qualification which has been setting the standard for arborists for more than 40 years. ...more
21 September 2016
A tree consultant on the Isle of Wight has been awarded the annual RFS /Lockhart Garratt award for excellence in what is widely considered the toughest qualification for arboriculture. Wayne Isaacson completed the ABC Level...more
A tree consultant on the Isle of Wight has been awarded the annual RFS /Lockhart Garratt award for excellence in what is widely considered the toughest qualification for arboriculture. Wayne Isaacson completed the ABC Level...more
08 September 2016
From the latest in woodland management and squirrel control to forestry careers, RFS staff and volunteers are looking forward to answering queries and concerns at our stand I 11 at APF from 15-17 September. Whether...more
From the latest in woodland management and squirrel control to forestry careers, RFS staff and volunteers are looking forward to answering queries and concerns at our stand I 11 at APF from 15-17 September. Whether...more
05 September 2016
The Royal Forestry Society's Teaching Trees programme is expanding again with the appointment of two highly qualified Education Officers - one to build on its success in Northumberland, and the other to launch new Teaching...more
The Royal Forestry Society's Teaching Trees programme is expanding again with the appointment of two highly qualified Education Officers - one to build on its success in Northumberland, and the other to launch new Teaching...more
02 September 2016
A sapling grown from an acorn harvested from the magnificent 1,350 year-old Offa's Oak in Windsor Great Park has been planted by the RFS as a gift to Her Majesty The Queen, the charity's Patron,...more
A sapling grown from an acorn harvested from the magnificent 1,350 year-old Offa's Oak in Windsor Great Park has been planted by the RFS as a gift to Her Majesty The Queen, the charity's Patron,...more
25 August 2016
Four videos have been launched this week as the forestry sector joins forces to inspire more people to consider the exciting career opportunities it has to offer those leaving school or going on to further...more
Four videos have been launched this week as the forestry sector joins forces to inspire more people to consider the exciting career opportunities it has to offer those leaving school or going on to further...more
05 August 2016
The magnificent woodlands and parkland around the Blenheim Palace estate have been created over hundreds of years, and, during CountryfileLive, the RFS presented a Long Service Award to forestry foreman Nick Baimbridge whose work over...more
The magnificent woodlands and parkland around the Blenheim Palace estate have been created over hundreds of years, and, during CountryfileLive, the RFS presented a Long Service Award to forestry foreman Nick Baimbridge whose work over...more
