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RFS Spencer Bursary winners from Bangor University. From left, Ben Robinson, Hugh Davies, Dan Kinash and Rob Stockley Date Issued: 09 May 2012 Ten students who were awarded Spencer Bursaries from the Royal Forestry...more

Bluebell woods Date Issued: 01 May 2012 TOPICAL TOPIC - Bluebell woods: To many people, a haze of bluebells in a dappled shaded wood is the epitome of an early summer in Britain. Carpets of...more

Dr Keith Kirby, left, receives his Gold Medal for Distinguished Services to Forestry from RFS President Nick Halsey Date Issued: 30 April 2012 One of the UK’s best known woodland ecologists, Dr Keith Kirby,...more

RFS/RASE conference "Valuing trees and woodlands" Date Issued: 26 April 2012 The latest in a long-running series of successful joint RFS/RASE events at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire took place on 23 April. Some 150...more

Tick bites and Lyme disease factsheet Date Issued: 31 March 2012 TOPICAL TOPIC - Ticks and Lyme disease: Lyme disease is the most important vector-borne health problem in Europe and North America. It is caused...more

Date Issued: 13 March 2012 The Royal Forestry Society’s 21 Divisions have launched one of their most exciting and diverse programmes of woodland visits and talks. Whether you are wondering about woodland landscape economics, in...more

Date Issued: 01 March 2012 TOPICAL TOPIC - Ancient woodland indicators: Ancient woodland indicators (AWIs) are species that are usually more common in ancient woodland than in more recent sites. They are most commonly vascular...more

RFS President Nicholas Halsey, left, presents Cottesbrooke Estate forester Brian Davies with his award Date Issued: 01 March 2012 Two foresters who between them have more than 66 years of experience working on estates...more

RFS/RASE conference "Valuing trees and woodlands" Date Issued: 02 March 2012 Experts from across the forestry and woodlands industry will be speaking at a one-day conference organised by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and...more

Date Issued: 01 February 2012 Forestry experts are counting down as the search for the best in South West woodlands hots up. Woodland owners and managers (private and public), community groups and farmers in...more