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Supporting Plant Health Week
The Royal Forestry Society is delighted to support National Plant Health Week from 8-14 May. Managing plant health is vital to protecting our woodland for the future.
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Five surprising things about Ips typographus
Anna Platoni is the Advisory Entomologist at Forest Research. She leads the team answering entomology questions submitted via TreeAlert.
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Hot Leaves: Viking Bursary 2023 winner
This year’s Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Viking Bursary has gone to Year 2 PhD researcher William Hagan Brown.
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A Very Special Royal Bond
The Royal Forestry Society is proud to pledge allegiance to His Majesty King Charles on his upcoming Coronation.
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Start Your Career: Seven new Forestry Roots posts
Seven great opportunities are now open for those looking to gain a year's paid placement, training, and mentoring as part of our unique Forestry Roots project.
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Gary Kerr becomes QJF Editor
There’s a warm Royal Forestry Society welcome to our new Commissioning Editor for the Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF), Gary Kerr.
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RFS Launches First Careers Roadshow in Herefordshire
Hereford & Ludlow College played host to an incredible day of demonstrations, conversations, with a microcosm of the forestry industry available for teens from around the county.
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Zones Expand to Manage Oak Processionary Moth
Changes to the operational boundaries to manage Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) in London and Southern England came into effect on 8 March.
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From Forestry Roots to Woodlands Operations Manager
Forestry Roots 2019 participant Jack Hunt is now Woodlands Operations Manager for White Wood Management & Devon Timber. In the past 4 ½ years, 22 trainees have completed the Forestry Roots programme. In this occasional series of blog interviews we follow some of their careers.
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From Forestry Roots to Tree and Woodland Inspector
At the age of 21, Forestry Roots 2019 participant Isaac Carr is now Tree and Woodland Inspector for Lancashire County Council. In the past 4 ½ years, 22 trainees have completed the Forestry Roots programme. In this occasional series of blog interviews we follow some of their careers.
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Forest Bathing Benefits
At RFS our aim is to encourage better understanding and care for our woodlands and forests; part of doing that is exploring the variety of ways we can use & enjoy sites we have. Elle went to her local community woodland to experience it herself.
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Forestry Training Fund Announced
A new Forestry Training Fund is available now to cover 100% of eligible short, practical forestry courses to build and diversify skills in forestry.
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