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Peter Borrowman: My 2 Years on the Future Forester ‘Patsy Wood Scholarship’
Two years ago Peter Borrowman was employed as the Patsy Wood Scholar; a trainee assistant forestry management position run through the Future Trees Trust (FTT), in collaboration with William Hamer (W M Hamer, Forestry Consultant) and the Royal Forestry Society (RFS). Read about his progress and best moments...
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Careers Advice: 3 Ways To Boost Your Confidence
Our amazing new Forestry Careers Advisor, Alison Dinnie, offers a few suggestions on how to boost your confidence (especially if you're a woman) when applying for your first job in forestry. She even added a bonus tip to calm pre-interview nerves!
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Battram Wood Works Update
Update on works at RFS Battram Woods.
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Welcome For ELM Commitment
The RFS welcomes the commitments from the new Environment Secretary, Steve Barclay, to bring the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) and the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) into new Environmental Land Management (ELM) Schemes.
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Growing Learning and Outreach
We have been delighted to welcome three new members of staff as we grow our Learning and Outreach activities during 2024.
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Merry Christmas, Festive Greetings, & Happy New Year!
A festive message from HQ to all our members...
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Good news for England’s Timber Growers
Two new documents are potentially good news for timber growers in England, says Royal Forestry Society Chief Executive Christopher Williams.
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Forestry Roots – Trained to Chainsaw
Harriet Jenkins describes her first two months at Broadleaf Wales as part of the Forestry Roots apprenticeship program.
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RFS Book Club with Prof. Jo Bradwell
Talking trees and "Norbury Park: An estate tackling climate change" with Q&A.
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RFS Three Counties Winter Lecture 2023
Catch up with the annual winter lecture: New research findings on Acute Oak Decline and implications for future research and management with Sandra Denman and the AOD Team, at Forest Research.
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Battram Tree Thinning 2023-2024
We are carrying out a thinning exercise in Battram Wood in the National Forest. This involves removing a proportion of the trees, still leaving most of the trees in any given stand.
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Forestry Skills Share: A Song of Diversity
In September 2023 in a field outside Totnes, the Landworkers Alliance Women and Diverse Genders Group met for their first ever Forestry Skills Share.
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