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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 20 Jul

Find out more about the research we are involved in by visiting https://t.co/S7ZbNskv7o (or pop by our marquee in the forestry area at #RWS2019 22-25th July

Forest Research @Forest_Research 19 Jul

#rws2019 Well it started as a paper concept model and now reality! Nearing finish of set up at Royal Welsh Show. Come and visit us on plot 721 in Forestry area, Monday 22 - Thursday 25th.

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APHA @APHAgovuk 18 Jul

If you spot #oakprocessionarymoth caterpillars, you should not touch or move infested material as the caterpillars and nests can pose some risks to human health. For more on how to identify OPM, visit https://t.co/koERf7OLl8. Spot it. Avoid it. Report it.

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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.