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The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is an educational charity dedicated to sharing the art and science of woodland management.
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Join our national monitoring project and help expand a GB-wide network of pheromone traps to improve understanding of the eight toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus.

👉 Sign up: ow.ly/TICy50XtxN9

@forestrycommission.bsky.social @sylva.org.uk #DefraGovUK
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🌲“I feel proud every time I tell a client I am an RFS-Certified Forester. It is more than a credential; it is a reflection of a lifetime’s work.”

Get 50% off on applications this Black Friday!

👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/I4xO50XwLV5

#Forestry #ProfessionalCertification #BlackFriday
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Check out @actionoak.bsky.social's competition giveaway!

"In this dazzling book, biodiversity expert Tillon narrates the story of the tree he calls Quercus... A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth."
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."
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🌳 It's National Tree Week!

We will be proudly reposting Action Oak this week to show off their amazing work with one of the nation's favourite tree species. Check out their socials for the latest research, and much more!

🙂 Watch this space!

#NationalTreeWeek #NTW25 #ActionOak #MoreToCome
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🌱 Jemma's been out today with a great group of Year 5 and 6s: planting more than 100 mixed species at Bishop Lonsdale, Derby.

🌳 Trees bring so many benefits, and it was clear in the lesson that the children were excited to get to work

#TreePlanting #OutdoorLearning #MixedSpecies #TeachingTrees
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So proud of our partnership, what they have achieved, and what there is to come.
Find more information via: www.actionoak.org
#ActionOak #ProtectOurTrees #AnnualReport
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
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Forestry and arboriculture education has a new digital home 🌱
Silvestor is a go-to platform for training, careers and CPD in forestry and arboriculture. Access a range of content to help you learn, grow and upskill – it’s free to register!

🔗 https://silvestor.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⭐ Spencer Bursary is now open for applications! ⭐

Grab the opportunity for funded RFS events and training for current students an recent graduates.

🌳 Find out more: https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/spencer-bursary-opens-for-applications/

#SpencerBursary #RFSEvents #CareerDevelopment #StudentSupport
Spencer Bursary opens for applications - Royal Forestry Society
The Spencer Bursary gives current students or recent graduates the opportunity to attend RFS events.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Check out a wealth of career inspiration via RFS:

🌲 Trees & Woodland Inspector: https://ow.ly/GqJJ50Xogqc
🗺️ A Geographer's Career: https://ow.ly/V0n050Xogqe
🌱 RFS Learning & Outreach Manager: https://ow.ly/xN5Y50Xogqf

#GreenCareersWeek #GCW25 #CareerJourneys #Inspiration #Woodlands #Trees
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🌳Green Careers Week raises aspirations, support diversity, & promote opportunities. We love to open a world of trees to young people & career-changers.

🌱 Find resources & Careers Advice Service: https://ow.ly/vQMs50XmnHC
#GreenCareersWeek #ForestryCareers #Opportunities
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌳 NEW QJF FEATURED ARTICLE
🕵️ Species, Genes and Epigenetics: How Dimensions of Diversity Interact for Forest Resilience.

“... there may be a trade-off ... However, the cost of not diversifying may be greater.”

👉 https://ow.ly/zWMe50X4iH2

#TreeSpecies #ForestResilience #Genetics
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🌱 Storms don't need to mean the end.

👉 https://ow.ly/UXw750Xh6Jn

“Climate change [will] bring even more extreme weather... There are things that can be done now to help our forests withstand storms better in the future.”

#StormSeason #GrantsForResilience #WoodlandManagement #SurviveStorms
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
⛈️ Flash back to when Chris joined Tom Heap to talk storms, climate change and planting woodland for the future for the Radio 4 'Costing the Earth' programme.

👉 https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/talking-storms/

#BBCRadio4 #StormSeason #TalkingStorms #StormDamage #ForestResilience #ClimateChange
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🍃 Storm season is back!

Find resources, info on grants for resilience, and case studies to inspire after storm damage.

👉 https://rfs.org.uk/insights-publications/case-studies/storm-arwen-saw-logs-and-red-squirrels/

#GrantsForResilience #Forestry #Wildlife #StormArwen #StormSeason #CaseStudies
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Growing up, forestry and arb didn't feel like a place for me... Forestry Roots is a gateway into a new chapter in my life and I can't wait to show the world what I'm capable of." - Jessie.

Read more: https://ow.ly/VQJs50XchCA

#ForestryRoots #FutureForesters #GreenCareers #ProfessionalDevelopment
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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🌳 How do new woodlands shape wellbeing and sense of place?

Research led by Dr Beth Brockett at Forest Research found communities see local tree planting as good for both nature and people.

🔍 Learn more: ow.ly/kLaK50XaSGB

#WoodlandCreation | #SocialScience
New woodland offers unique social benefits to local communities - Forest Research
Forest Research explored views and benefits of tree planting and woodland creation.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🌳 NEW QJF FEATURED ARTICLE
🕵️ The Importance of Visual Surveys in Tree Health Surveillance & the Role of Public Reporting

“Every additional sighting and report is vital to address pressing questions.”

👉 https://ow.ly/Iyni50X4ioM

#TreeHealth #WoodlandManagement #CitizenScience Forest Research
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
⭐ NEW GONE FORESTING EPISODE: Mental Health in Forestry: Breaking the Silence
RFS brings together leading voices from across the sector to tackle one of forestry’s toughest topics: mental health.

⚠️ Strong language & sensitive topics.

https://ow.ly/RRHE50X5xEQ

#WorldMentalHealthDay #CheckIn
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌍 Forest resilience is arguably the most pressing and fundamental issue for our sector. Join us for the NDG Memorial Lecture as we move from discussion to action.
https://ow.ly/rttw50X6aya
#RFSEvents #ForestResilience #FutureForestry #WoodlandManagement #Conservation #NDGJames #MemorialLecture
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
⭐ Find us at stand O82 at Pro Arb Live in Excel London to chat trees, careers, and much more!

👉 Plus join our own Becky Wilkinson, Learning & Outreach Manager in conversations on the tree work (10:00) and the skills gap (14:00) today!

#ProArb @lantrauk.bsky.social #Forestry #Arb
October 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It's #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek !

🌳 Red squirrels live in dreys (nests) in trees.
⛔ Grey squirrels are the greatest threat to red squirrel survival.
💪 Effective woodland management prevents red squirrel extinctions.

#RSAW2025 #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek #WoodlandManagement UK Squirrel Accord
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Most people in forestry know someone affected by mental health.
#CheckIn
#CheckYourTone
#EveryInteractionMatters

https://youtu.be/bwXEj2-8QHE?si=EPEH2p8lX1YO_l1c

#MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Forestry #Arb
#Confor #FISA #ForestryContractingAssociation #ICF #ForestryCommission
Every Interaction Matters: Mental Health in Forestry
Most people working in forestry know someone who has been severely affected by issues surrounding mental health.It's not always the big things.Sometimes it's...
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October 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Settled in, made friends & teaching is underway.

Next thing to do: join the RFS!

🖥️ Online QJF
🌳 E-News
🥾 Networking
🌱 Discounts
💚 RFS grants and bursaries

From just £13 per year!
(Cheaper than most of the books on the reading list!)

https://ow.ly/IVsh50X4lCC

#StudentMemberships #JoinUs
Join Us - Royal Forestry Society
See our rates with individual membership starting at only £5.71 a month, £13 a year for full time students and more information for our corporate members.
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October 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🏆 Congratulations to Children of the Forest UK who were awarded Gold, and Madley Primary School who took Silver!

www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/education-learning-award-2025

Sponsored by #PEFC_uk & #TheDuchyOfCornwall
#ChildrenOfTheForestUK #MadleyPrimarySchool #ExcellenceInForestry #EIF2025
October 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM