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09 December 2015
2015 has been an extraordinary year of celebrations around the country as 23 of some of the UK's most experienced woodsmen and foresters have received Royal Forestry Society (RFS) awards for careers which have totalled...more
2015 has been an extraordinary year of celebrations around the country as 23 of some of the UK's most experienced woodsmen and foresters have received Royal Forestry Society (RFS) awards for careers which have totalled...more
01 December 2015
A new £2,000 Viking Bursary and up to four funded Studentships of £1,850 each are being launched by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) under its flagship Future Foresters programme for 2016. Both are open to...more
A new £2,000 Viking Bursary and up to four funded Studentships of £1,850 each are being launched by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) under its flagship Future Foresters programme for 2016. Both are open to...more
16 November 2015
A Landscape Architect and Tree Officer with Carlisle City Council, Charles Bennett, has won this year's Royal Forestry Society/Lockhart Garratt Award after excelling in the Dip Arb Level 6 (ABC). Charles, who has been in his...more
A Landscape Architect and Tree Officer with Carlisle City Council, Charles Bennett, has won this year's Royal Forestry Society/Lockhart Garratt Award after excelling in the Dip Arb Level 6 (ABC). Charles, who has been in his...more
09 November 2015
The RFS Excellence in Forestry Awards are returning to the North of England for 2016 with updated categories reflecting contemporary challenges faced by woodlands large and small. There will also be a new Education and...more
The RFS Excellence in Forestry Awards are returning to the North of England for 2016 with updated categories reflecting contemporary challenges faced by woodlands large and small. There will also be a new Education and...more
02 November 2015
The Royal Forestry Society has presented 21 Silky Fox Handsaw Awards to forestry and woodland management students at 11 colleges across England and Wales in 2015. The awards are given to the best student or...more
The Royal Forestry Society has presented 21 Silky Fox Handsaw Awards to forestry and woodland management students at 11 colleges across England and Wales in 2015. The awards are given to the best student or...more
19 October 2015
Two Royal Forestry Society (RFS) woodlands have been awarded Grown in Britain Accreditation - independent recognition that they are managed in accordance with the UK Forestry Standard for sustainable woodland management in the UK. GIB...more
Two Royal Forestry Society (RFS) woodlands have been awarded Grown in Britain Accreditation - independent recognition that they are managed in accordance with the UK Forestry Standard for sustainable woodland management in the UK. GIB...more
13 October 2015
"The urgency that brings us together is the rapidity of environmental change, its unpredictability and its complexity, along with possibly related threats to the health of trees and woodlands." So said Royal Forestry Society (RFS)...more
"The urgency that brings us together is the rapidity of environmental change, its unpredictability and its complexity, along with possibly related threats to the health of trees and woodlands." So said Royal Forestry Society (RFS)...more
01 October 2015
9/10 woodland owners and other forestry professionals who responded to a national survey about environmental change in British woodlands say they had observed at least one form of impact in the past 10 years. The...more
9/10 woodland owners and other forestry professionals who responded to a national survey about environmental change in British woodlands say they had observed at least one form of impact in the past 10 years. The...more
28 September 2015
Sophie Churchill OBE becomes President of the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) this week, taking over from Sir Jack Whitaker whose term of office comes to an end on September 30. Sophie will be known by...more
Sophie Churchill OBE becomes President of the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) this week, taking over from Sir Jack Whitaker whose term of office comes to an end on September 30. Sophie will be known by...more
14 September 2015
Professor Ted Wilson joins the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) as Education Manager today, bringing with him over 30 years experience in the UK and Canada. Ted is responsible for implementing and managing RFS educational programmes...more
Professor Ted Wilson joins the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) as Education Manager today, bringing with him over 30 years experience in the UK and Canada. Ted is responsible for implementing and managing RFS educational programmes...more
