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New Measures To Stop Ips Spread
The Forestry Commission is expanding the current eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) demarcated area in England following findings on Norway spruce in East Anglia.
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Ips in East Anglia: Be Vigilant
All woodland owners and managers across the country are being asked to be extra vigilant for signs of Ips typographus. The warning comes after the Forestry Commission confirmed eradication measures are being undertaken for Ips in East Anglia.
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Gold for Jo: recognising a ‘Herculean’ task
Dr Jo Clark, Head of Research at the Future Trees Trust, has become the first person for nearly five years to be awarded the Royal Forestry Society’s (RFS) Gold Medal for distinguished services to forestry. She is also the first woman to receive the award.
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Green the UK x RFS Webinar: Resilient Tree Planting for the Future
An expert webinar for sponsors of Climate Resistant Tree Planting in partnership with Green the UK & the RFS. Hosted by Xanthe Caldecott and featuring Jen Turner, Development Manager.
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Helping Woodlands Survive Storms
Storms continue to batter parts of the UK with more storms predicted. Our grants help forestry owners and managers make storm damage in woodland less likely in the future.
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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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RFS Book Club with Prof. Jo Bradwell
Talking trees and "Norbury Park: An estate tackling climate change" with Q&A.
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Seed Sourcing Grant: Addressing The Need For Quality Tree Seed
The Seed Sourcing Grant has opened for a third round in England. There is a reduced minimum grant spend of £2,000 to encourage smaller projects to apply.
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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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The Duke of Cornwall’s Award for Resilient Multi-Purpose Forestry 2023
Congratulations go to gold winners, Witherslack Woodlands, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, owned by Nicholas Stanley, and to silver winners, Hovingham Estate, Hovingham, York, owned by Sir William Worsley.
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Careers Advice: Embrace the Mess
Stressed by exams and big life choices? Does it feel like things have gone wrong and life feels messy? Elle McAllister explains why that might be exactly what you need.
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The Wild One: James Cup winner
This year’s James Cup goes to ‘The Role of Wildlife in Sustainable Forest Management. Part 3: Wildlife and its wider role’, by Jonathan Spencer and Andrew Stringer.
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Excellence Awards: 31 March Deadline Approaches
Calling all those involved in forestry, woodland management, education and training – our Excellence in Forestry Awards are back! This year we are looking for excellence in the North of England. Entries must be in by 31 March.
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Duke of Cornwall Award for Resilient Multipurpose Woodland: Best of the Best Award 2022
Awarded for woodlands managed for ecological and economic resilience. These include threats such as pests, diseases and climate change. Following five years of regional Excellence in Forestry Award the regions’ winners went head-to-head this year for the title Best of the Best.
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