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2026 Viking Bursary recipient to use Forest Trapping Network to monitor biodiversity
Beatrix Ward is an MSc Entomology student at Harper Adams University whose project investigates whether bycatch from the Forest Trapping Network can double as a biodiversity monitoring tool.
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Action Oak Research Coordinator: How I Got Here
For Plant Health Week 2026, we're looking at scientists and introducing our newest colleague! Professor Melanie Smith, Research Coordinator, shares an early fascination with nature, who inspired her, and the journey through academia to her current 'discovery mode' in post at Action Oak.
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Plant Health Week: Why Biosecurity Matters
According to Forest Research just one in twenty people fully understand the term biosecurity and thirty per cent have never heard of the word. To help get to grips with how plant health threats can impact us all, we dive into the national security impact, and how we can protect our trees and woodlands.
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Viking Bursary: applications now open to fund original study and research
Applications are now open for the 2026 Viking Bursary, which awards up to £2,000 to higher education students, helping fund original study and research.
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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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New guidance shows how woodlands can thrive alongside new beaver populations
The paper, published in the Quarterly Journal of Forestry, suggests that woodlands can benefit from beaver populations if managed correctly
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Prestigious RFS James Cup presented to Dr Daniel Alder
Dr Daniel Alder was presented the 2024 James Cup today by former RFS President, Sir James Scott.
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New Gone Foresting Podcast episode for Plant Health Week
Join host Elle McAllister, Jen Turner (RFS Development Manager), and special guest Matt Parratt (Observatree Scientific Coordinator), for a Plant Health Week Special.
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QJF Plant Health Articles: Editors’ Choice
We asked the Editors of the Quarterly Journal of Forestry what articles they wanted to share for this year's Plant Health Week science day. They did not disappoint!
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Viking Bursary opens for applications
Applications are now open for the Viking Bursary which awards up to £2,000 to higher education students, helping fund original study and research.
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TreeAlert: Enhancing how we monitor tree health
Entomologist, Christopher Berman writes about the increasing risks of pests and disease and explains how forestry professionals and the general public can use TreeAlert to help curb these risks.
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Forestry for Non-Foresters: Woodland Regeneration
This video has been brought to you by The Royal Forestry Society, Penfolds Forestry, and Cumbria Woodlands. It was funded by the Forestry Commission Forestry Innovation Fund.
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Drought and disease researchers awarded Viking Bursary
This year's Viking Bursary has gone to PhD students, Emily Grace and Andrea Rabbai, who are studying bacterial tree diseases and the impact of drought on mixed forest stands respectively.
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“Three changes”: Call To Inspire Next Generation Of Foresters
The Royal Forestry Society is calling for three changes to make it easier for young people to enter the sector and for career changers to qualify.
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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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