Action Oak
@actionoak.bsky.social
We are an Initiative taking action. Working in partnership with charities, government, landowners & research institutions towards protecting our oak trees.
www.actionoak.org/
www.actionoak.org/
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Action Oak
@actionoak.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Hi Bluesky 👋
Action Oak is an initiative dedicated to safeguarding the UK's native Oak trees by collaborating with charities, government, landowners, and research institutions to research threats and develop solutions for their survival. You can learn more about Action Oak here: www.actionoak.org
Action Oak is an initiative dedicated to safeguarding the UK's native Oak trees by collaborating with charities, government, landowners, and research institutions to research threats and develop solutions for their survival. You can learn more about Action Oak here: www.actionoak.org
Researcher Spotlight!💡🧐
Celyn Bassett (Aberystwyth Uni) is monitoring oak tree health using an app. Gathering info about oaks in the field to help estimate their health and get a view of how disease is spreading. Could you volunteer time to help us monitor our oaks? #oaktrees #nationaltreeweek
Celyn Bassett (Aberystwyth Uni) is monitoring oak tree health using an app. Gathering info about oaks in the field to help estimate their health and get a view of how disease is spreading. Could you volunteer time to help us monitor our oaks? #oaktrees #nationaltreeweek
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Researcher Spotlight!💡🧐
Celyn Bassett (Aberystwyth Uni) is monitoring oak tree health using an app. Gathering info about oaks in the field to help estimate their health and get a view of how disease is spreading. Could you volunteer time to help us monitor our oaks? #oaktrees #nationaltreeweek
Celyn Bassett (Aberystwyth Uni) is monitoring oak tree health using an app. Gathering info about oaks in the field to help estimate their health and get a view of how disease is spreading. Could you volunteer time to help us monitor our oaks? #oaktrees #nationaltreeweek
Competition! We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away.
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth"
Head over to our website to enter! www.actionoak.org/news/competi...
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth"
Head over to our website to enter! www.actionoak.org/news/competi...
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Competition! We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away.
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth"
Head over to our website to enter! www.actionoak.org/news/competi...
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth"
Head over to our website to enter! www.actionoak.org/news/competi...
There are an estimated 3 trillion trees in the world - more than the number of stars in the Milky Way. Vital for our planet providing benefits such as improving air quality, supporting biodiversity & our own health & well being.
🌳Action Oak exists to safeguard our native oaks🌳
#nationaltreeweek
🌳Action Oak exists to safeguard our native oaks🌳
#nationaltreeweek
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
There are an estimated 3 trillion trees in the world - more than the number of stars in the Milky Way. Vital for our planet providing benefits such as improving air quality, supporting biodiversity & our own health & well being.
🌳Action Oak exists to safeguard our native oaks🌳
#nationaltreeweek
🌳Action Oak exists to safeguard our native oaks🌳
#nationaltreeweek
ACTION OAK COMPETITION TIME!
🌳 📖
We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away.
Head over to our website to enter! lnkd.in/eEARxYqF
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth."
🌳 📖
We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away.
Head over to our website to enter! lnkd.in/eEARxYqF
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth."
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
ACTION OAK COMPETITION TIME!
🌳 📖
We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away.
Head over to our website to enter! lnkd.in/eEARxYqF
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth."
🌳 📖
We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away.
Head over to our website to enter! lnkd.in/eEARxYqF
"A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth."
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Chief Scientist, Prof. Bianca Ambrose-Oji, and many FR researchers presented at the Britain’s Forest Future conference running in Durham yesterday and today 🌳📊.
Organised by Defra @uktreescapes.bsky.social and the Centre for Forest Protection
#ForestResearch #UKTreescapes #ForestsFuture
Organised by Defra @uktreescapes.bsky.social and the Centre for Forest Protection
#ForestResearch #UKTreescapes #ForestsFuture
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Chief Scientist, Prof. Bianca Ambrose-Oji, and many FR researchers presented at the Britain’s Forest Future conference running in Durham yesterday and today 🌳📊.
Organised by Defra @uktreescapes.bsky.social and the Centre for Forest Protection
#ForestResearch #UKTreescapes #ForestsFuture
Organised by Defra @uktreescapes.bsky.social and the Centre for Forest Protection
#ForestResearch #UKTreescapes #ForestsFuture
The Action Oak Annual Report 2024-25 is here!
"Without research & monitoring of this calibre we would be exposing our native oak population to the significant risks resulting from climate & weather & an array of alarming pests and diseases" Geraint Richards, Chair of Action Oak
actionoak.org/news
"Without research & monitoring of this calibre we would be exposing our native oak population to the significant risks resulting from climate & weather & an array of alarming pests and diseases" Geraint Richards, Chair of Action Oak
actionoak.org/news
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Action Oak Annual Report 2024-25 is here!
"Without research & monitoring of this calibre we would be exposing our native oak population to the significant risks resulting from climate & weather & an array of alarming pests and diseases" Geraint Richards, Chair of Action Oak
actionoak.org/news
"Without research & monitoring of this calibre we would be exposing our native oak population to the significant risks resulting from climate & weather & an array of alarming pests and diseases" Geraint Richards, Chair of Action Oak
actionoak.org/news
Excited to be launching our Action Oak Report 2024-25 on Wednesday next week.
With research ranging from how defence priming can protect oak seedlings to conservation translocations for fungi in oaks, it is a read not to be missed.
In the meantime you can read our previous reports lnkd.in/emKXrP93
With research ranging from how defence priming can protect oak seedlings to conservation translocations for fungi in oaks, it is a read not to be missed.
In the meantime you can read our previous reports lnkd.in/emKXrP93
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Excited to be launching our Action Oak Report 2024-25 on Wednesday next week.
With research ranging from how defence priming can protect oak seedlings to conservation translocations for fungi in oaks, it is a read not to be missed.
In the meantime you can read our previous reports lnkd.in/emKXrP93
With research ranging from how defence priming can protect oak seedlings to conservation translocations for fungi in oaks, it is a read not to be missed.
In the meantime you can read our previous reports lnkd.in/emKXrP93
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Major breakthrough made in grey squirrel fertility control ambition
October 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Major breakthrough made in grey squirrel fertility control ambition
New Blog! Action Oak supported research asks why some oak trees are more vulnerable to storm damage. @kateehalstead.bsky.social sky.social explains all, and why it is so important to do research of this kind.
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social
@chrisquine.bsky.social
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social
@chrisquine.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New Blog! Action Oak supported research asks why some oak trees are more vulnerable to storm damage. @kateehalstead.bsky.social sky.social explains all, and why it is so important to do research of this kind.
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social
@chrisquine.bsky.social
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social
@chrisquine.bsky.social
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I’m delighted to share that our new paper identifying drivers of storm damage has been published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A huge thank you to @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social @actionoak.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A huge thank you to @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social @actionoak.bsky.social
Identifying individual drivers of damage to oak during severe UK storms in winter 2021
There has been an increase in windstorm disturbance events in European forests over the past ∼50 years, exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change. I…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I’m delighted to share that our new paper identifying drivers of storm damage has been published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A huge thank you to @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social @actionoak.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A huge thank you to @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social @actionoak.bsky.social
After 7 successful years with Woodland Heritage, Action Oak is moving to a new host, the Royal Forestry Society.
Chair Geraint Richards: "The Action Oak team looks forward to working with the RFS to protect our native oak trees for future generations."
Thanks to Woodland Heritage! 🙏
#oaktrees
Chair Geraint Richards: "The Action Oak team looks forward to working with the RFS to protect our native oak trees for future generations."
Thanks to Woodland Heritage! 🙏
#oaktrees
September 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
After 7 successful years with Woodland Heritage, Action Oak is moving to a new host, the Royal Forestry Society.
Chair Geraint Richards: "The Action Oak team looks forward to working with the RFS to protect our native oak trees for future generations."
Thanks to Woodland Heritage! 🙏
#oaktrees
Chair Geraint Richards: "The Action Oak team looks forward to working with the RFS to protect our native oak trees for future generations."
Thanks to Woodland Heritage! 🙏
#oaktrees
2,300 species are known to be associated with oak, and that doesn’t include all of the fungi, and any of bacteria and other micro-organisms which use oak!
Gall wasps are one of those 2,300. Female wasps lay eggs in acorns causing knopper galls. #galls #oaktrees
#biodiversity #actionoak
Gall wasps are one of those 2,300. Female wasps lay eggs in acorns causing knopper galls. #galls #oaktrees
#biodiversity #actionoak
August 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
2,300 species are known to be associated with oak, and that doesn’t include all of the fungi, and any of bacteria and other micro-organisms which use oak!
Gall wasps are one of those 2,300. Female wasps lay eggs in acorns causing knopper galls. #galls #oaktrees
#biodiversity #actionoak
Gall wasps are one of those 2,300. Female wasps lay eggs in acorns causing knopper galls. #galls #oaktrees
#biodiversity #actionoak
Oak trees are extremely important for biodiversity. Over 2,300 species use oak trees, including Chernes. Oaks continue to provide habitats even when they are no longer living. #oak #actionoak #biodiversity #invertabrates
Chernes cimicoides found under bark on a dead oak branch at Barnham Broom Fen, Norfolk yesterday whilst tagging along on a Norfolk Fungus Study Group outing. #pseudoscorpion #arachnids #invertebrates
July 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Oak trees are extremely important for biodiversity. Over 2,300 species use oak trees, including Chernes. Oaks continue to provide habitats even when they are no longer living. #oak #actionoak #biodiversity #invertabrates
Congratulations Kate!
Viva passed! Thrilled to have completed my PhD researching the effects of storm damage on oak trees!A huge thanks to @actionoak.bsky.social, @salvobonomo.bsky.social, @drtomlocatelli.bsky.social and to my supervisors @rachelgaulton.bsky.social, Roy Sanderson, Andy Suggitt & @chrisquine.bsky.social!
June 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Congratulations Kate!
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The Woodland Trust is publishing a new State of the UK's Woods and Trees in 2025, and they are holding a live webinar on Thursday 12th June 12.30-2pm to discuss what what's new in the the UK's woodlands and forests.
Register on this link: buff.ly/zXVZZZg
Register on this link: buff.ly/zXVZZZg
June 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Woodland Trust is publishing a new State of the UK's Woods and Trees in 2025, and they are holding a live webinar on Thursday 12th June 12.30-2pm to discuss what what's new in the the UK's woodlands and forests.
Register on this link: buff.ly/zXVZZZg
Register on this link: buff.ly/zXVZZZg
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📉 Today we published The State of the UK's Woods and Trees Report 2025, bringing together the latest evidence needed to protect and restore our #woodlands 🩺🌳
👉 Read the key findings here: bit.ly/4dNkiYd
👂 Or tune in for our summary on BBC Radio Scotland (starts at 2.54) buff.ly/DwLp7cP
👉 Read the key findings here: bit.ly/4dNkiYd
👂 Or tune in for our summary on BBC Radio Scotland (starts at 2.54) buff.ly/DwLp7cP
June 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📉 Today we published The State of the UK's Woods and Trees Report 2025, bringing together the latest evidence needed to protect and restore our #woodlands 🩺🌳
👉 Read the key findings here: bit.ly/4dNkiYd
👂 Or tune in for our summary on BBC Radio Scotland (starts at 2.54) buff.ly/DwLp7cP
👉 Read the key findings here: bit.ly/4dNkiYd
👂 Or tune in for our summary on BBC Radio Scotland (starts at 2.54) buff.ly/DwLp7cP
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✨ RFS LAUNCHES TEN-YEAR STRATEGY ✨
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🌳 Read more at: lnkd.in/euZBQSnk
#RFSStrategy #Resilience #WoodlandManagement
Thank you LandScan UK for videos of RFS Battram Woods.
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🌳 Read more at: lnkd.in/euZBQSnk
#RFSStrategy #Resilience #WoodlandManagement
Thank you LandScan UK for videos of RFS Battram Woods.
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✨ RFS LAUNCHES TEN-YEAR STRATEGY ✨
lnkd.in/e8qN-vbX
🌳 Read more at: lnkd.in/euZBQSnk
#RFSStrategy #Resilience #WoodlandManagement
Thank you LandScan UK for videos of RFS Battram Woods.
lnkd.in/e8qN-vbX
🌳 Read more at: lnkd.in/euZBQSnk
#RFSStrategy #Resilience #WoodlandManagement
Thank you LandScan UK for videos of RFS Battram Woods.
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As sponsors of #Agroforestry Show 2025, we are pleased to share a few highlights to look forward to:
🌍 Explore the future
🌱 Biodiversity Net Gain in Action
🐑 Farm Gate Chats
🚜 On-Farm Inspiration
🦋 Network in Nature
Find out more: buff.ly/cE8a5cN
#RFSEvents #Resilience #LearnWhatIsPossible
🌍 Explore the future
🌱 Biodiversity Net Gain in Action
🐑 Farm Gate Chats
🚜 On-Farm Inspiration
🦋 Network in Nature
Find out more: buff.ly/cE8a5cN
#RFSEvents #Resilience #LearnWhatIsPossible
What to expect from the 2025 Agroforestry Show - Royal Forestry Society
The Agroforestry Show 2025 is taking shape with a programme full of insight, innovation, and collaboration.
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June 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
As sponsors of #Agroforestry Show 2025, we are pleased to share a few highlights to look forward to:
🌍 Explore the future
🌱 Biodiversity Net Gain in Action
🐑 Farm Gate Chats
🚜 On-Farm Inspiration
🦋 Network in Nature
Find out more: buff.ly/cE8a5cN
#RFSEvents #Resilience #LearnWhatIsPossible
🌍 Explore the future
🌱 Biodiversity Net Gain in Action
🐑 Farm Gate Chats
🚜 On-Farm Inspiration
🦋 Network in Nature
Find out more: buff.ly/cE8a5cN
#RFSEvents #Resilience #LearnWhatIsPossible
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Volunteers wanted to help protect #redsquirrels & #trees in #Yorkshire, #Lancashire & #CountyDurham. We need individuals for #conservation work & land managers that need grey squirrel management. Email us: [email protected]
#Volunteers
More info: squirrelaccord.uk/volunteers-p...
#Volunteers
More info: squirrelaccord.uk/volunteers-p...
Volunteers wanted to help protect red squirrels & trees - UK Squirrel Accord
squirrelaccord.uk
June 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Volunteers wanted to help protect #redsquirrels & #trees in #Yorkshire, #Lancashire & #CountyDurham. We need individuals for #conservation work & land managers that need grey squirrel management. Email us: [email protected]
#Volunteers
More info: squirrelaccord.uk/volunteers-p...
#Volunteers
More info: squirrelaccord.uk/volunteers-p...
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What a pleasant surprise to hear from Action Oak @actionoak.bsky.social at our IWater event.
May 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
What a pleasant surprise to hear from Action Oak @actionoak.bsky.social at our IWater event.
It is Invasive Species Week. Grey squirrels are an invasive non-native species, with over 2.5m in the UK. They can cause damage to trees which can be fatal. This is important to Action Oak because the squirrels impact our oaks.📷©RedSquirrelSouthWest
#ActionOak #Invasivespecies
#ActionOak #Invasivespecies
May 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It is Invasive Species Week. Grey squirrels are an invasive non-native species, with over 2.5m in the UK. They can cause damage to trees which can be fatal. This is important to Action Oak because the squirrels impact our oaks.📷©RedSquirrelSouthWest
#ActionOak #Invasivespecies
#ActionOak #Invasivespecies
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Great to see Kate Halstead presenting her PhD findings at today's @actionoak.bsky.social Oak Health and Plant Biosecurity event at Kew Gardens. @sciencesncl.bsky.social - really interesting day of talks and discussion.
May 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Great to see Kate Halstead presenting her PhD findings at today's @actionoak.bsky.social Oak Health and Plant Biosecurity event at Kew Gardens. @sciencesncl.bsky.social - really interesting day of talks and discussion.
Sara Redstone from @The_RHS presents "Biosecurity at the Royal Horticultural Society".
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
#PlantBiosecurity
#RHS
#PlantHealthy
#Biosecurity
#RoyalHorticulturalSociety
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
#PlantBiosecurity
#RHS
#PlantHealthy
#Biosecurity
#RoyalHorticulturalSociety
May 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Sara Redstone from @The_RHS presents "Biosecurity at the Royal Horticultural Society".
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
#PlantBiosecurity
#RHS
#PlantHealthy
#Biosecurity
#RoyalHorticulturalSociety
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
#PlantBiosecurity
#RHS
#PlantHealthy
#Biosecurity
#RoyalHorticulturalSociety
Kate Halstead from Newcastle University presents "Saving the Oak Treescape from Storm Damage"
🌳🌳🌳
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @sciencesncl.bsky.social @kateehalstead.bsky.social
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
🌳🌳🌳
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @sciencesncl.bsky.social @kateehalstead.bsky.social
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
May 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Kate Halstead from Newcastle University presents "Saving the Oak Treescape from Storm Damage"
🌳🌳🌳
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @sciencesncl.bsky.social @kateehalstead.bsky.social
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
🌳🌳🌳
@rachelgaulton.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @sciencesncl.bsky.social @kateehalstead.bsky.social
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
Anna Platoni from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social presents "Detection dogs for Ips and Phtyophthera".
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
May 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Anna Platoni from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social presents "Detection dogs for Ips and Phtyophthera".
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience
🌳🌳🌳
#ActionOak
#ActionOakPartnerEvent25
#PlantHealthScience
#PlantHealth
#WomeninScience