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Build your forestry knowledge with the Randle Travel Bursary
The Randle Travel Bursary offers up to £1200 to fund overseas travel to build your forestry knowledge. Applications open now.
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Chillington Hall forester honoured with RFS Long Service Award
Congratulations to Alan Jones of Chillington Hall Estate.
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RFS Student of the Year Awards presented to Cumbria graduates
Two students, Lara Jo Bazzu (right) and Gareth Biggins (left), have been awarded the prestigious RFS Student of the Year prize for the Professional Forester Degree Apprenticeship. Rikky Sweet (centre) was awarded the North West Division of the Royal Forestry Society Prize
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Apply now for the Goodhart Bursary
The Goodhart Bursary enables early career professionals to attend the Royal Forestry Society's Annual Study Tour, a four-day event across some of the leading estates in the South of England.
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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is now!”
To mark National Tree Week, we invited Avon Needs Trees, winner of the 2025 Excellence in Forestry Award for Community Woodland of the Year, to share their people-focused approach to tree planting and woodland management.
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From hands-on forestry to Certified Forester
"I feel proud every time I tell a client I am an RFS-Certified Forester." Forester, Tom Sullivan talks about the impact that RFS Certification has had on his career.
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RFS welcomes Forest Resilience Strategy
The RFS supports the release of Forestry England's Forest Resilience Strategy and Action Plan.
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Spencer Bursary opens for applications
The Spencer Bursary gives current students or recent graduates the opportunity to attend RFS events.
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Eight young people kickstart forestry careers through Royal Forestry Society programme
Forestry Roots received a record number of applications with 270 candidates across eight traineeships.
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Education & Learning Award 2025
Congratulations to Gold winners Children of the Forest, and to Silver winners Madley Primary School.
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Community Woodland of the Year Award 2025
Congratulations to Gold winner Great Avon Wood, and to Silver winner Coombe Hill Wood.
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Small & Farm Woodland of the Year Award 2025
Congratulations to Gold winner Moreton Woods and to Silver winner Devereux Wootton Farm.
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