We are Forest Research
Forest Research is Great Britain’s principal organisation for forestry and tree related research and is internationally renowned for the provision of evidence and scientific services in support of sustainable forestry.
Services for the forestry industry, land owners and government
- Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
- Social and economic research services
- Plant, tree, soil and water testing
- Technical Development Services
Tools and resources for forestry
- Pest and disease resources
- Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea)
- Statistics
- National Forest Inventory
Latest tweets
This week #BAC_STOP were sampling stem tissue from trees in the field trial testing the effects of drought & nutrient stress on the development of AOD. Here Prof John Draper is separating phloem & sapwood tissue before freezing in liquid nitrogen https://t.co/JP605mDFZg
Our Tree Health Diagnostic & Advisory Service has received a record number of pest & disease enquiries in the past year. Tracking the spread of new & emerging pests and diseases is a core part of our work: remember to report pests & diseases via TreeAlert. https://t.co/jH5Ss0QiIA
In the #BAC_STOP project inoculation tests are underway. We are testing the bacterial species isolated from a lime tree with bleeding cankers to find out if they have a role in causing the cankers & stem bleeding symptoms on the lime trees in the field. https://t.co/xXVS3kn9Xv