Stay informed about the latest at Forest Research by signing up for our mailing list. ✅ Receive updates on cutting-edge research ✅ Be the first to hear about new publications 📩 Sign up here: forestresearch.gov.uk/join-our-maili… #ForestResearch #TreeScience #WoodlandManagement

Dr Claire Woodall from our Urban Forest Research Group 🏙️🌳 will be presenting '𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀' at a fascinating public seminar next month - 'Public Urban Green Spaces: Ecological

Check out our new interdisciplinary paper on early detection strategies for invading tree pests. Providing the first surveillance map for emerald ash borer incursions into the UK. bit.ly/3FOw2g1 Rothamsted Research University of York Forest Research University of Warwick

New research, in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University, suggests that European silver fir, Pacific silver fir, and Serbian spruce could be blended into the British spruce C16 market, offering promising alternatives for future timber production. These species demonstrated strong

In this NEW blog post from Ian Tubby, our Head of Policy and Advice, discover THREE key reasons why planting more conifer trees can have a positive impact on the environment, timber security, and the economy. Read it now: forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/03/thr… #TreesToTimber

🌲 FR Chief Executive, Prof James Pendlebury, has confirmed the appointment of Dr Bianca Ambrose-Oji as Chief Scientist. Bianca joined FR in 2008 and is currently Head of our Society and Environment Research Group. She will be the first woman to take on this important role.

📰 A new paper from Forest Research’s Dr Andrew Leslie and Teagasc’s Dr Ian Short in the RoyalForestrySociety Quarterly Journal of Forestry, reviews the published literature on the benefits of mixed broadleaf and mixed conifer and broadleaf stands. It concludes that mixed stands can

Applications are open until 5 May for 'UB3Guard Training School: The Social Dimensions of Urban Tree Biosecurity'. 🌳💻 Learn about current social research in urban tree health and develop skills in diverse research methodologies. Engage with experts in the field and discuss

Modelling in partnership with University of Stirling, University of Glasgow & RSPB Science suggests that planting next to existing woodland is likely to be much more effective in boosting woodland bird populations than planting in isolated patches or small clumps. Read more: ow.ly/kLKy50VGecb

Looking for a new role within the #forestry sector? The deadline for our latest vacancy is fast approaching ↙ 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 / 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 📍 Alice Holt, Hampshire 📅 27 April 🔗 ow.ly/8Xq250VG6k9 #Jobs #Careers

Today’s meeting of the Expert Committee on Forest Science (ECFS) sees Prof Andrew Millar, Chair of Systems Biology at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, taking over as Chair from Prof Andrew Watkinson, Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia,

Looking for #TreeHealth advice to help you manage your woodland? Join us on Facebook on Tuesday 6 May, 12pm to 2pm. Our panel of experts from the Forestry Commission, Forest Research & Kew Gardens will answer your questions as part of #PlantHealthWeek. facebook.com/ForestryComm

🌷 We surveyed 7,000 people to find out about their awareness and understanding of biosecurity and plant and tree health in the UK. Read more about the research, funded by @defragovuk 👉 ow.ly/eLYb50VKz9s

🌳 Woodland owners and managers – our oaks need you. This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline. Sign up 👉 ow.ly/rgNz50VLcIy #WoodlandManagement #TreeHealth #OakDecline