Note: Many of our team are away at the APF Show this week & leaving low staff levels in HQ.
We will be back next week & appreciate your patience.
Say hello at APF 2026!
RFS will be discussing all things forestry at APF this year with panel on mental health, info on grants for resilience, careers drop-in sessions, education officers inspiring school children, and a chance to have your say on our latest toolkits. Find us at D1A!
News
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Exciting times at APF Show 2026
RFS seek industry views to shape new professional toolkit, and will be talking careers, grants, and mental health at APF Show 2026.
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Mental Health in Forestry: A Year On
In the new Gone Foresting podcast, Elle McAllister, Nick Adams, Iwan Lloyd-Williams, Toby Allen, and RFS CEO Chris Williams reflect on what has been done over the past year, what we've learnt, and what's to come.
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Phytoremediation: Can Plants Work Together to Clean Our Cities? A Research Update
Aakash Basi, PhD candidate at Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) and RFS Viking Bursary recipient 2025, explores if plants can extract and stabilise contaminants in the soil where local authorities struggle.
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Upcoming Events
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Exclusive for members
Women in Forestry
Marston Lodge Farm, LE16 9TT
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Discount for members
Continuous Cover Forestry – Irregular Silviculture in the lowlands: Transformation in Practice
Tutors: David Pengelly and Andy Poore of SelectFor are leading exponents of Continuous Cover Forest Management. This is an established two day course providing an in-depth introduction to the theory and practical application of irregular silviculture in coniferous and broadleaved stands with the emphasis on lowland forests.
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Discount for members
Drone Surveys in Forestry
Tutor: Jamie Brookes of Landscan UK - this course is designed to introduce and explain practical drone survey usage for woodland management and provide an overview of ‘remote sensing’ practices and limitations.
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