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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.

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Forest Research @Forest_Research 19 Aug

Missed our very own ento rockstar @Arty_Bestiola last night on @BBCCountryfile? watch it here: https://t.co/vyBT9YrAcP

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Katrina Dainton @Arty_Bestiola 19 Aug

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining the @BBCCountryfile team in the Lakes to talk about beetles... slightly nerve-wracking to watch the show last night but great to discuss #insects and @Forest_Research on TV 🐞📺! https://t.co/PziFx66njb

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Elizabeth Vander Meer @lizvmeer 16 Aug

Soggy day at #hedgehog tunnels! But hedgehog in tunnel 10 again (of course!), & in tunnel 2 for first time (my cat has a nosey!). 😍🐾🦔 A tunnel went completely missing, though! @EdSust @EdinUniEstates @FrancesSiobhan @HogFriendly @roslininstitute @Forest_Research @TheDickVet

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8 - 11 Sep 2019

53rd Annual Amenity Arboriculture Conference

University of Exeter, UK

Crown and canopy management – working with nature

17 Sep 2019

Forestry Workshop on Genomic Selection Implementation and Impacts for the UK

Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Estate, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG

The workshop will bring together the forestry and wood product sectors, and genomics and tree breeding specialists to share knowledge that will enable the forestry sector to prepare for the anticipated changes that may result from genomic selection - a transformative method to accelerate tree breeding.