News
01 June 2016
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) will be welcoming students from Askham Bryan College, Lancaster University, Myerscough College and Plumpton College this summer as they become the first to take up Studentship opportunities. The Studentships are...more
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) will be welcoming students from Askham Bryan College, Lancaster University, Myerscough College and Plumpton College this summer as they become the first to take up Studentship opportunities. The Studentships are...more
16 May 2016
A major conference featuring a wide range of experts in forestry and finance will address the perennial challenge of how to make woodlands pay. The economics of woodland management have changed dramatically in recent years...more
A major conference featuring a wide range of experts in forestry and finance will address the perennial challenge of how to make woodlands pay. The economics of woodland management have changed dramatically in recent years...more
05 May 2016
The RFS Future Foresters programme has been going from strength to strength. The project, which aims to encourage more people into forestry, is strengthening links with colleges, reviewing and expanding qualifications, internships, bursaries, and practical learning...more
The RFS Future Foresters programme has been going from strength to strength. The project, which aims to encourage more people into forestry, is strengthening links with colleges, reviewing and expanding qualifications, internships, bursaries, and practical learning...more
21 April 2016
Four RFS Student Members, studying at four different universities, will be heading out this summer to learn about trees, forests and sustainable woodland management in the USA, Hungary and Nigeria - thanks to bursaries from...more
Four RFS Student Members, studying at four different universities, will be heading out this summer to learn about trees, forests and sustainable woodland management in the USA, Hungary and Nigeria - thanks to bursaries from...more
13 April 2016
The highly regarded Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Teaching Trees programme is expanding into Herefordshire and Worcestershire - thanks to the support of RFS members and local woodland owners, including the Duchy of Cornwall's Herefordshire Estate...more
The highly regarded Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Teaching Trees programme is expanding into Herefordshire and Worcestershire - thanks to the support of RFS members and local woodland owners, including the Duchy of Cornwall's Herefordshire Estate...more
08 April 2016
RFS Teaching Trees Education Officer Nicki Jempson is now featured on the national Charter for Trees, Woods and People web site, spelling out her childhood love of trees and why woods make the best classroom...more
RFS Teaching Trees Education Officer Nicki Jempson is now featured on the national Charter for Trees, Woods and People web site, spelling out her childhood love of trees and why woods make the best classroom...more
04 April 2016
Three great foresters have been recognised by the Royal Forestry Society for their work with the Ford and Etal Estates' Forestry department in Northumberland. Stephen Fairnington, Malcolm Whittle and John Docherty received RFS Long Service Awards which...more
Three great foresters have been recognised by the Royal Forestry Society for their work with the Ford and Etal Estates' Forestry department in Northumberland. Stephen Fairnington, Malcolm Whittle and John Docherty received RFS Long Service Awards which...more
16 March 2016
The Royal Forestry Society asked members their views on the latest draft of the UK Woodland Assurance Standard and fed them back as part of the consultation process. The Society does not hold a position...more
The Royal Forestry Society asked members their views on the latest draft of the UK Woodland Assurance Standard and fed them back as part of the consultation process. The Society does not hold a position...more
01 March 2016
Author Dr Terry Mabbett has won the RFS James Cup for a second time after an article on the Restoration of Peri-urban Hazel Coppice Woodlands was voted Number One by a panel of RFS members....more
Author Dr Terry Mabbett has won the RFS James Cup for a second time after an article on the Restoration of Peri-urban Hazel Coppice Woodlands was voted Number One by a panel of RFS members....more
29 February 2016
Ben Taylor, a Forest Manager with Scottish Woodlands Ltd, has won the Royal Forestry Society's (RFS) Alec Pyman Award after being named 'best student' in his forestry course at the University of Cumbria. Ben...more
Ben Taylor, a Forest Manager with Scottish Woodlands Ltd, has won the Royal Forestry Society's (RFS) Alec Pyman Award after being named 'best student' in his forestry course at the University of Cumbria. Ben...more
