Research worker Lee Cooper has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. Based in North Yorkshire, Lee has been awarded a MBE for services to forestry.
FR Board member Nicola Spence, who is the Chief Plant Health Officer in Defra and Deputy Director Plant and Bee Health, has also been recognised and awarded a CBE for services to plant health.
Everyone at Forest Research send their congratulations.
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The largest passive acoustic bat survey ever undertaken in Britain has detected over 98 million bat calls across 310 woodland sites.
Forestry Statistics 2026 now available
Forest Research has released the latest Accredited Official Statistics on woodland and forestry in the UK.
Spotlighting five alternative productive tree species
As Forest Research and Forestry England release five animations spotlighting productive tree species, Dr Tom Ovenden, silviculture and species scientist at Forest Research, discusses resilience, diversification and the future of forestry.