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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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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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Fighting Phytophthora – the plant destroyers
In recent times, foresters will have become all too familiar with the problems that Phytophthoras can bring. The name Phytophthora derives from Greek and literally means “plant destroyer.”
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Excellence Awards: Enter by 30 April
Our Excellence in Forestry Awards 2024 are open for entries until 30 April.
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How Dothistroma has Blighted our Forests
Katherine Tubby has been part of Forest Research’s Tree Health team at Alice Holt since 2000. She researches the impacts and management of pests and diseases including Dothistroma needle blight (DNB). Operationally, she says, DNB is currently best tackled using silvicultural means.
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Facing up to Oak Processionary Moth
Victoria Jackson is part of the Consultancy team at Maydencroft. Her work involves oak processionary moth (OPM) surveys and writing OPM Strategies and Management Plans. Here she discusses answers to questions those with woodlands in the affected areas may need to know.
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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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Award for Storm ‘Newcomer’
David Marling started work at Holkham in Norfolk as an independent woodsman and firewood supplier to help with aftermath of the Great Storm of 1987.
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