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Check a Sweet Chestnut
As part of National Plant Health Week in May, Check a Sweet Chestnut was launched. This is a collaboration between the RHS, Defra, APHA, Forest Research and Observatree looking to...
Oak processionary moth lookalikes
25% of the total enquiries reported through the new look TreeAlert, launched in March, have been submitted via the Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) reporting line. However not all of the...
Follow the Climate Change Adaptation Trail
Take a virtual walk around the Climate Change Adaptation Trail to see the different adaptation measures being trialled at Alice Holt Forest on the Surrey/Hampshire border.
Welcome to the new look TreeAlert!
Following a significant investment by Defra, much of the TreeAlert system has been rebuilt. TreeAlert has been given a new look with responsive web design, adapting to mobile devices to...
Discover how private woodland owners are addressing acute oak decline (AOD) in the Midlands and looking ahead to the changing climate in Sussex in our new Bell Coppice and Gipps Wood case study videos.
The Interview – Chief Scientist, Professor Chris Quine, speaks about becoming a Fellow and the future of forest science
Chris Quine has recently been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. To celebrate this achievement, Chris spoke to us about what this recognition means to him. He...
Toni explains how she is using her skills as Research Statistician to make a positive impact.
Toni, Forest Research statistician, explains how she is using her analysis skills to make a positive impact for our natural world.
Forest Science Seminar: Adapting Forest and Woodland Management to the Changing Climate
Join us on 10 March at 14:00 to learn how woodland managers are adapting to the changing climate to help build resilience to the changing climate, and the resources available to help you plan ahead.
My name is Ainoa and I am a soil ecologist at Forest Research. I have been in this role for a few months, having previously worked in the entomology department.
Forest Research Launches New Online Climate Change Resource
Looking to make your woodland resilient to climate change? Take a look at Forest Research’s new Climate Change Hub – a comprehensive online resource that centralises and distils climate change adaptation advice for forest and woodland owners and managers in the UK.
Forest Research Worker Awarded MBE for Services to Forestry
Lee Cooper, was presented with his medal at Windsor in November by King Charles – the first occasion of him bestowing these medals as King.
Economic value of the UK’s individual trees revealed for first time
Trees planted outside woodlands are worth over £3.8 billion, groundbreaking research published by Forest Research and Defra reveals.
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