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Introducing the concept of Carbon-Smart Forestry
Carbon experts Robert Matthews and Carly Whittaker discuss how forest management affects the carbon balance in a new featured article for the Royal Forestry Society’s Quarterly Journal of Forestry.
Provisional woodlands statistics released
Forest Research have today published provisional statistics on UK woodland area, certification, planting, restocking and Woodland Carbon Code projects for the year to March 2026.
On Wednesday 17 June, Forest Research was admitted to the European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN).
Forest Research publishes two new guides that summarise five years of research into land managers and woodland creation.
New report identifies opportunities and challenges of using green finance for woodland creation
A scoping study on the social dimensions of green finance for woodland creation has been published by scientists at Forest Research.
Timber Price Indices data (to March 2026) and 2025 provisional figures for UK Wood Production and Trade have been released.
Transforming and managing stands under continuous cover forestry: silviculture guidance
A new handbook for forest managers on continuous cover forestry (CCF) is now available.
Differences persist between ex-arable and ancient woodland even after 25 years, study suggests
A rare long-term study of woodland creation found that ex-arable woodland was distinct from adjacent ancient woodland 25-years after planting
Complexity could be the key to ecosystem restoration
New research highlights the importance of ecological complexity when restoring ecosystems.
Rethinking habitat fragmentation
In a new paper published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, scientists say we need to understand fragmentation as a process that unfolds over time.
A new national research initiative is calling on volunteers to help strengthen our understanding of hawthorn resilience in a changing world.
Tom Jenkins MBE FICFor (1959-2026)
It’s with deep sadness that we confirm that Tom Jenkins MBE FICFor, Head of Forest Research in Wales, died on Sunday 19 April.
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