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RFS hits major milestone as Junior Forester Award gets 100,000 children engaged in woodlands
The Junior Forester Award inspires children and young people to learn about their local trees and woodlands. It aims to nurture the next generation of foresters, addressing the growing skills shortage across the sector.
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No Masks Are Needed In The Forest
Becky Wilkinson, Learning & Outreach Manager, contributed a blog article on neurodiversity and forestry careers for The Neurodivergent Coach blog.
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#ForestDay: 5 Ways We Are Innovating
Thursday 21st March is the United Nations' International Day of Forests 2024. This year the theme is ‘Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World’. At the Royal Forestry Society we have been encouraging innovation in many ways.
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Growing Learning and Outreach
We have been delighted to welcome three new members of staff as we grow our Learning and Outreach activities during 2024.
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Education and Learning Award 2023
Congratulations go to gold winners, Stomping Grounds Forest School, Gateshead, and to our silver winners, on-line specialists Canopy Learning.
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Green Tree Badge to Inspire 1m Children
The Royal Forestry Society, and Bags of Ethics have today joined forces to launch a landmark, nationwide initiative – the Green Tree Badge - aiming to reach 1 million children across the country.
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New Junior Forester Award Edition for 2023-24!
Download our newly updated leader handbook (English & Welsh edition) to discover a wide range of activities to help you delve into the world of forestry.
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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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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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Teaching Trees expands
We have said a very warm welcome to two new members of our Teaching Trees Education Officers Team.
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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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Community Woodland: Best of the Best Award 2022
This Award is about recognising and celebrating the best examples of how woods and forests benefit people. Following five years of regional Excellence in Forestry Award the regions’ winners went head-to-head this year for the title Best of the Best.
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