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Welcome to Careers in Forestry
Waiting for exam results? Wondering what to do next? If you love trees, woods and forests we can help you take the first steps towards an exciting career.
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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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From Forestry Roots to Woodlands Operations Manager
Forestry Roots 2019 participant Jack Hunt is now Woodlands Operations Manager for White Wood Management & Devon Timber. In the past 4 ½ years, 22 trainees have completed the Forestry Roots programme. In this occasional series of blog interviews we follow some of their careers.
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Forestry Training Fund Announced
A new Forestry Training Fund is available now to cover 100% of eligible short, practical forestry courses to build and diversify skills in forestry.
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Book Club: Prof Julian Evans OBE FICFor
Catch up with RFS talking trees from the virtual sofa with this interdisciplinary session about "Gods Trees; Trees, Forests and Wood in the Bible" with Professor Julian Evans OBE FICFor.
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Forest Education Network Provides Part-Funded Training
Thanks to a generous grant from the Forestry Commission, the Forest Education Network for England (FENE) has teamed up with Cambium Sustainable to provide training courses by their Associate Trainers across nine different locations in England.
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Awards for Cowdray forestry duo
Two foresters who have been the backbone of Cowdray Estate’s forestry team for more than 30 years have been presented with Royal Forestry Society Long Service Awards.
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Forestry in the Community on curriculum
Leicester City in the Community has become one of the first places to offer a Level 1 Forestry in the Community qualification to young people looking for a career in woodlands.
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New RFS President warns of challenges ahead
The Royal Forestry Society’s new President Ben Herbert is speaking from experience as he warns time is not on the side of all those who love forests.
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Forestry and the Future: European Schools competition in UK for first time
Applications open today for the Young People in European Forests competition which is being held in the UK for the first time. The RFS is a proud supporter.
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Planting for the Jubilee
The RFS, its Divisions and many taking part in The Queen’s Green Canopy Junior Forester Award are among those planting trees for the Platinum Jubilee.
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Woodlands: Best of the Best in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Four special woods and two educational programmes have been named by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) as the Best of the Best in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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