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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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Forestry Commission @FCScotlandNews 21 Jan

Free seminar: Woods and Wellbeing - 20th February. Held at COSLA's Edinburgh conference centre, the event will share good practice on how woodlands and natural environment can be used to improve public health & wellbeing. https://t.co/WyDwb5C1Gt

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Frank Ashwood @FrankAshwood 21 Jan

Thanks @BristolNats for a very warm welcome and for asking so many engaging questions at my #earthworm talk last night. It’s heartening when the whole room rushes to look at specimens during the break! This reminds me how lucky I am to do what I do. @earthwormsoc @morss_alex

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George Xenakis FR @DrGeorgeXenakis 18 Jan

Excellent research by colleagues at @Forest_Research and @GeosciencesEd https://t.co/i1zhCpEhd2

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9 Feb 2019

Coleopterist Day

Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PW

Beetle- eating beetles, and other forest pest biocontrol methods

22 Feb 2019

NRS Forest Science Seminar series: Developing mixed conifer forests in Britain: from policy to practice

14:00
NRS, Northern Research Station, Bush Estate, Roslin, Scotland

Results from FR’s long-term mixture experiments show that the productivity of the mixture can be better than predicted from pure stands of the admixed species. Other experiments indicate that admixtures with native broadleaves such as birch can be created using a group pattern of mixture which is robust to inter-species competition. These results can be used to develop guidance for conifer mixtures for British forestry and sustain delivery of ecosystem services in a changing climate.