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Community Woodland of the Year Award 2023
Congratulations go to our gold winners, Gibside, National Trust in Tyne and Wear, and to silver winners, York Community Woodland.
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RFS Welcomes ‘Clarity’ Call
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) welcomes the latest Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) report.
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Planting Trees for the Future
Check out this short lecture by our very own Jen Turner, Development Manager at RFS, on why it is so important for our future to plant trees.
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Bringing Cricket Bat Willow to West Wales
Salix alba (cricket bat willow) has traditionally been grown in the South East of England as a commercial crop.
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Mixed Results: Latest Forestry Stats
The latest Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators show a few encouraging signs, but also tell us there is much to do, say RFS Chief Executive Christopher Williams.
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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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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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Growing woodland to withstand storms and gales
Our woods need to change if they are to survive the impacts more storms and gales will have as a result of climate change in the future, says the Royal Forestry Society (RFS).
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RFS Community Woodland Excellence Award 2021
Slieve Gullion Forest Park near Meigh, Co. Armagh, has won the RFS Community Woodland Excellence Award. Second place was awarded to Llyn Parc Mawr, Anglesey.
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Witness evidence to the EFRA Tree Planting and Woodlands Committee
“There needs to be a huge amount of investment allocated right now to fund skills.”
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Treescapes2021 – breaking new ground
Treescapes2021 has unveiled a unique line up of key note speakers, talks and workshops to bring researchers and woodland practitioners together online from 6-8 July.
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Trainhugger Grants for Resilient Woodlands and Treescapes are now open
Schemes must be able to demonstrate that the species chosen, or the planting methods employed, will maximize the woodland’s survival for the future.
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