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RFS announces new Chief Executive
Christopher Williams has been appointed Chief Executive of the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and will be taking up the post on 26 April, succeeding Simon Lloyd who has stepped down after eight years in the role.
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A ‘must’ read – Tree Risk Management wins the James Cup
Nick Bolton wins the James Cup for his article on Tree Risk Management.
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RFS Teaching Trees takes root in Chester and North Wales
RFS Teaching Trees Education Officer Dan Bean will be connecting schools and schoolchildren to local woodlands across Chester and North Wales
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Horse logging: managing woodland on a Scheduled Monument
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Grey Squirrels threatening our woodlands to tune of £1.1bn
A new report by some of England and Wales’s largest forestry organisations, estimates grey squirrels will cost the sector at least £1.1 billion over the next 40 years – in damaged timber, lost carbon revenue, and tree replacement.
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Forestry student’s book plea has a happy ending
When final year Cumbria University forestry student Bryce Flannaghan was unable to purchase a specialist book to help with his final year dissertation, the Royal Forestry Society’s local division, a tree planting gang and a specialist book seller all stepped in to help
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Royal Forestry Society strengthens HQ team
Georgia Spooner joins HQ team as Development Officer
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Five foresters go forward with Forestry Roots
Five young foresters have begun year-long paid posts in some of the UK’s best-known woodlands and at a leading forestry nursery thanks to the Royal Forestry Society’s Forestry Roots Scheme with ALA Charitable Trust.
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Eight points: our response to Tree planning and Woodland Inquiry
The Royal Forestry Society has submitted written evidence to the EFRA committee Tree Planting and Woodland inquiry.
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Selling Carbon
Is forestry too tied up in the debates around yield class, soil carbon, conifers v broadleaf etc? Forestry consultant and RFS South Western Division Council member Bryan Elliott considers a project which has thrown up a raft of learning points.
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Autumn Activities for Outdoor Learning
I love working in the forest throughout the year and seeing how it changes every week providing new adventures and discoveries for our children to experience.
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Patsy Wood Scholarship: Collaboration creates opportunity
The second Patsy Wood Scholar is James Cryer, who will be working with independent forestry consultant William Hamer working mainly in Hampshire and Berkshire.
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