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One summer, 11 locations, 160 people.
Growing a community equipped with the skills to assess oak health.
Oak health webinar: observing and understanding oak health across the UK
Thursday 3 Dec 2026, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
Online
Join for an update on the Forest Lab oak health project, showing how monitoring oak tree condition, pests, and diseases can help woodland managers make informed decisions to protect and manage oak woodlands across the UK.
“We need people to be recording nature when out and about to help us learn as much as possible about our world.”
Forest Research entomology scientist, Molly Davidson, discusses her work as a diagnostician for TreeAlert, the hidden world of moths, and a new survey investigating what motivates people to take part in citizen science.
New survey for volunteer observers and recorders of nature
Forest Research is looking to hear from people who enjoy, or are interested in, recording or observing nature in support of scientific research.
Be counted – take part in the Forestry Workforce Census
Forest Research, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry, and Welsh Government, is launching the Forestry Workforce Census. It aims to better understand what the forestry operations workforce in Great Britain looks like today.
Juniper populations show potential to adapt and withstand invasive tree pathogen, new research suggests
Study suggests some trees within native British juniper populations carry heritable natural resistance to the invasive tree pathogen, Phytophthora austrocedri.
New member appointed to Expert Committee on Forest Science
The Forestry Commission Expert Committee on Forest Science (ECFS) has appointed a new member, Richard Buggs.
Forest Research has announced SciFor 26, a major conference focused on the evidence, findings and innovations resulting from its core research programme.
Understanding short rotation forestry in support of a low-emissions future
Wednesday 12 Aug 2026, 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Online
This webinar explores the latest UK and international research on short rotation forestry, highlighting its potential to deliver sustainable biomass, carbon sequestration, and emissions reductions while supporting a low‑emissions future.
Talking Forestry 26
Thursday 24 Sep 2026, 10:30 am - Saturday 26 Sep 2026, 1:30 pm
APF 2026 Show, Ragley Estate, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5PS.
At APF 26, we’re launching Talking Forestry, a new free event series of short talks and panel discussions in the APF Seminar Tent.
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.
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