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The RFS at 140!
To mark the 140th anniversary of the Royal Forestry Society we have planted Wild Service trees and a Ginkgo biloba to make our Hockeridge Wood tree trail even more diverse.
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Special links: our Jubilee Tree of Trees
One of the 350 saplings which made up the Platinum Jubilee Tree of Trees has been planted in our Hockeridge Wood to mark Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II’s reign.
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Celebrating Grown in Britain
It’s Grown in Britain week. It is celebrating innovations in forestry, woodland creation, and the research and development that’s paving the way for a more prosperous future for British timber.
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Forestry in the Community on curriculum
Leicester City in the Community has become one of the first places to offer a Level 1 Forestry in the Community qualification to young people looking for a career in woodlands.
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New RFS President warns of challenges ahead
The Royal Forestry Society’s new President Ben Herbert is speaking from experience as he warns time is not on the side of all those who love forests.
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APF 2022: All the Fun of the Forestry Fair
Last week included a fantastic time at APF 2022, both running the Schools tent and greeting old and new friends on our own stall. Elle describes her first experience of the show.
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Her Majesty The Queen and the RFS
The Royal Forestry Society was honoured to be represented at the State funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty The Queen was a much loved and active Patron of the RFS for 70 years.
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Deer management and sustainable timber: our responses
We have submitted responses to the Defra consultation on the proposed Deer Management Strategy and the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Sustainable Timber and Deforestation.
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Her Majesty The Queen
The Royal Forestry Society was honoured to be represented at the State funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our President Sir James Scott was among 2,000 invited guests at Westminster Abbey.
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A passion for growing trees
Nick Cooke has combined the roles of Head Forester and Nursery Manager at the Castle Howard Estate in North Yorkshire for the past 19 years. As he retires, he is keen to encourage others to take up similar forestry careers. Growing trees, he says should be a passion.
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Robust Action on Oak Processionary Moth
New findings of the tree pest Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) have been identified in a small area of Hampshire, following enhanced plant health surveillance activity by the Forestry Commission.
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The Great Green Ribbon of Palestine
James Chapman, Founder and Trustee of GapArt and current MSc Forestry student at Bangor University, describes how trees have affected his life and career so far, as well as an exciting new international project encouraging tree planting in Palestine.
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