Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social
Forester & tree farmer
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Inclusive landscape scale solutions
Regenerative bioeconomy
Sustainable cities
Works with the amazing Inovaland team
Lives in Edinburgh
🌲🌳👨🏽🌾🐂🥜🥭🪵
Inclusive landscape scale solutions
Regenerative bioeconomy
Sustainable cities
Works with the amazing Inovaland team
Lives in Edinburgh
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🎧Listen to our latest #podcast episode where we talk about a 🌲forest-based bioeconomy🌳!
🌱Our guests Ivana Živojinović and Ricardo Vargas Carpintero from the IUFRO Bioeconomy Task Force explain what it takes to transition to a sustainable #bioeconomy.
⏯️ www.iufro.org/iufro-news/b...
🌱Our guests Ivana Živojinović and Ricardo Vargas Carpintero from the IUFRO Bioeconomy Task Force explain what it takes to transition to a sustainable #bioeconomy.
⏯️ www.iufro.org/iufro-news/b...
February 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🎧Listen to our latest #podcast episode where we talk about a 🌲forest-based bioeconomy🌳!
🌱Our guests Ivana Živojinović and Ricardo Vargas Carpintero from the IUFRO Bioeconomy Task Force explain what it takes to transition to a sustainable #bioeconomy.
⏯️ www.iufro.org/iufro-news/b...
🌱Our guests Ivana Živojinović and Ricardo Vargas Carpintero from the IUFRO Bioeconomy Task Force explain what it takes to transition to a sustainable #bioeconomy.
⏯️ www.iufro.org/iufro-news/b...
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We have to insulate >9 billion square meters until 2050 in the EU.
I don't think it needs many brain cells to realize that this needs to be done with regenerative materials like straw; which is available and cheap instead of fossil, synthetic materials.
I don't think it needs many brain cells to realize that this needs to be done with regenerative materials like straw; which is available and cheap instead of fossil, synthetic materials.
Every straw panel factory could take a byproduct of local agriculture (wheat straw) and produce 40,000m² of panels every year, locking up 4,000 tonnes of CO₂e
For comparison, an average carbon footprint of a person in UK is 10 tonnes of CO₂e per year
For comparison, an average carbon footprint of a person in UK is 10 tonnes of CO₂e per year
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
We have to insulate >9 billion square meters until 2050 in the EU.
I don't think it needs many brain cells to realize that this needs to be done with regenerative materials like straw; which is available and cheap instead of fossil, synthetic materials.
I don't think it needs many brain cells to realize that this needs to be done with regenerative materials like straw; which is available and cheap instead of fossil, synthetic materials.
So many opportunities for home grown lower carbon bio-materials in a more sustainable future.
And yet these opportunities are often ignored in discussions about land use and net zero.
And yet these opportunities are often ignored in discussions about land use and net zero.
Every straw panel factory could take a byproduct of local agriculture (wheat straw) and produce 40,000m² of panels every year, locking up 4,000 tonnes of CO₂e
For comparison, an average carbon footprint of a person in UK is 10 tonnes of CO₂e per year
For comparison, an average carbon footprint of a person in UK is 10 tonnes of CO₂e per year
February 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
So many opportunities for home grown lower carbon bio-materials in a more sustainable future.
And yet these opportunities are often ignored in discussions about land use and net zero.
And yet these opportunities are often ignored in discussions about land use and net zero.
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Do arborglyphs hurt aspen? In our newest paper we examined the ecological effects of arborglyphs. Aspen with arborglyphs had 19% faster radial growth, and no 10-yr mortality bump. This is likely because people carve the healthiest and largest trees!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
American graffiti: Spatial distribution and ecological consequences of aspen arborglyphs
Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michaux) is perhaps the most iconic tree species of the American West. The thin, white bark of aspen has long been a canvas…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Do arborglyphs hurt aspen? In our newest paper we examined the ecological effects of arborglyphs. Aspen with arborglyphs had 19% faster radial growth, and no 10-yr mortality bump. This is likely because people carve the healthiest and largest trees!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The Truman D. Picard Scholarship uplifts Native students like Cameron Macias, carrying forward land-based knowledge. Open to Native undergrad + grad students in Natural Resources, with preference for Forestry 🌿 and Fire 🔥. $4,000 award. Deadline: March 20, 2026.
Apply: app.ezfiledrop.com/5...
Apply: app.ezfiledrop.com/5...
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Truman D. Picard Scholarship uplifts Native students like Cameron Macias, carrying forward land-based knowledge. Open to Native undergrad + grad students in Natural Resources, with preference for Forestry 🌿 and Fire 🔥. $4,000 award. Deadline: March 20, 2026.
Apply: app.ezfiledrop.com/5...
Apply: app.ezfiledrop.com/5...
Across much of Europe, there is significant interest in the opportunities of a forest based bioeconomy.
To decarbonise our economy we will need to replace high carbon materials with lower carbon biobased ones.
🌲🌳
www.linkedin.com/posts/the-eu...
To decarbonise our economy we will need to replace high carbon materials with lower carbon biobased ones.
🌲🌳
www.linkedin.com/posts/the-eu...
#colisummit #bioeconomy #wood | The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries
#COLISummit
Wood at the heart of Europe’s bioeconomy 🌱
CEI-Bois will join the COLI Summit (23–25 February) as a speaker, contributing to high-level discussions on strengthening the political visibil...
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February 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Across much of Europe, there is significant interest in the opportunities of a forest based bioeconomy.
To decarbonise our economy we will need to replace high carbon materials with lower carbon biobased ones.
🌲🌳
www.linkedin.com/posts/the-eu...
To decarbonise our economy we will need to replace high carbon materials with lower carbon biobased ones.
🌲🌳
www.linkedin.com/posts/the-eu...
The future of low carbon construction is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed 🌲🪚🏗️🏘️
The 9-storey, 60-unit project was built with prefabricated wood panels shipped from the West Coast. Ontario now allows up to 18 storeys in mass timber, opening up a new market for tall wooden buildings. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/13/n...
Concrete’s competitor climbs nine storeys in Toronto
The 9-storey, 60-unit project is being built with prefabricated wood panels shipped from the West Coast.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The future of low carbon construction is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed 🌲🪚🏗️🏘️
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Forestry, timber security & national resilience: a call to action 🌳
The UK’s latest national security assessment highlights the risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse — and the urgent need for resilient, domestic forestry and timber supply.
🔗 charteredforesters.org/forestry-tim...
The UK’s latest national security assessment highlights the risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse — and the urgent need for resilient, domestic forestry and timber supply.
🔗 charteredforesters.org/forestry-tim...
February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Forestry, timber security & national resilience: a call to action 🌳
The UK’s latest national security assessment highlights the risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse — and the urgent need for resilient, domestic forestry and timber supply.
🔗 charteredforesters.org/forestry-tim...
The UK’s latest national security assessment highlights the risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse — and the urgent need for resilient, domestic forestry and timber supply.
🔗 charteredforesters.org/forestry-tim...
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🌲 Ready for your next move in forestry? Explore roles on the RFS Forestry Jobs Board from employers like Savills, the Forestry Commission & Robinson Forestry Ltd. Get fortnightly updates by becoming a member. 🌱
www.rfs.org.uk/jobs/
#ForestryJobs #Woodland #JoinUs
www.rfs.org.uk/jobs/
#ForestryJobs #Woodland #JoinUs
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🌲 Ready for your next move in forestry? Explore roles on the RFS Forestry Jobs Board from employers like Savills, the Forestry Commission & Robinson Forestry Ltd. Get fortnightly updates by becoming a member. 🌱
www.rfs.org.uk/jobs/
#ForestryJobs #Woodland #JoinUs
www.rfs.org.uk/jobs/
#ForestryJobs #Woodland #JoinUs
Future #ThickTrunkTuesday - Ceiba Pentandra planted July 2024 - Ghana 🇬🇭 🌱🌳
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Future #ThickTrunkTuesday - Ceiba Pentandra planted July 2024 - Ghana 🇬🇭 🌱🌳
#ThickTrunkTuesday - Bobiri Forest Reserve near Kumasi, Ghana 🇬🇭 🌳
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
#ThickTrunkTuesday - Bobiri Forest Reserve near Kumasi, Ghana 🇬🇭 🌳
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Science Insight: 5 women driving the future of forestry through science – Explained
Science Insight: 5 women driving the future of forestry through science – Explained



 

 




 
 






 

 







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February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Science Insight: 5 women driving the future of forestry through science – Explained
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Entries now open for prestigious Royal Forestry Society Awards
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Entries now open for prestigious Royal Forestry Society Awards
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Why is afforestation not a global sprint, should this be a thing:
* "I spend all my holidays planting trees."
* "I'd never buy clear cut timber products."
* ...
"There was 6.8Mha of forest growth over 2015-25, but 10.9Mha of forest lost."
www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-fi....
* "I spend all my holidays planting trees."
* "I'd never buy clear cut timber products."
* ...
"There was 6.8Mha of forest growth over 2015-25, but 10.9Mha of forest lost."
www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-fi....
February 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Why is afforestation not a global sprint, should this be a thing:
* "I spend all my holidays planting trees."
* "I'd never buy clear cut timber products."
* ...
"There was 6.8Mha of forest growth over 2015-25, but 10.9Mha of forest lost."
www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-fi....
* "I spend all my holidays planting trees."
* "I'd never buy clear cut timber products."
* ...
"There was 6.8Mha of forest growth over 2015-25, but 10.9Mha of forest lost."
www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-fi....
African Mahogany seeds - Khaya Senegalensis and Khaya Ivorensis - being sown now and the seedlings will be planted out in May for the Atebubu Forest Landscape Restoration project in Ghana 🇬🇭 🌳 atebubu.inovaland.earth
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 AM
African Mahogany seeds - Khaya Senegalensis and Khaya Ivorensis - being sown now and the seedlings will be planted out in May for the Atebubu Forest Landscape Restoration project in Ghana 🇬🇭 🌳 atebubu.inovaland.earth
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A study from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources found that deer scrapes on the ground and rubs on trees radiate a photoluminescence, or glow, under ultraviolet light. The glow may help deer to leave messages for potential mates!
https://t.uga.edu/4agpYsa
https://t.uga.edu/4agpYsa
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A study from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources found that deer scrapes on the ground and rubs on trees radiate a photoluminescence, or glow, under ultraviolet light. The glow may help deer to leave messages for potential mates!
https://t.uga.edu/4agpYsa
https://t.uga.edu/4agpYsa
This is really positive - very pleased for the team at Christie’s and their suppliers 🌱🌳🌲
BREAKING NEWS: Jobs saved at historic forestry firm as nursery acquires assets
February 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is really positive - very pleased for the team at Christie’s and their suppliers 🌱🌳🌲
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Discover how structured chainsaw training improves safety, confidence and compliance for farming, forestry and agroforestry work across Scotland.
Why Scottish farms are investing in chainsaw skills
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Discover how structured chainsaw training improves safety, confidence and compliance for farming, forestry and agroforestry work across Scotland.
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Forestry Commission is offering a 3-year, paid #apprenticeship programme for Development #Woodland Officers, designed to kickstart a career in #forestry. The Professional #Forester Apprenticeship programme is open to school leavers, graduates, or anyone changing #careers: www.gov.uk/guidance/app...
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Forestry Commission is offering a 3-year, paid #apprenticeship programme for Development #Woodland Officers, designed to kickstart a career in #forestry. The Professional #Forester Apprenticeship programme is open to school leavers, graduates, or anyone changing #careers: www.gov.uk/guidance/app...
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DO you have a passion for forestry operations AND want to work for one of the UK's leading woodland investment firms? Then we have good news for you.
Major forestry investor looking to fill key operational oversight role
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
DO you have a passion for forestry operations AND want to work for one of the UK's leading woodland investment firms? Then we have good news for you.
Be quick, if you are interested in working with us in Brazil.
We have had a lot of interest and will be closing later this week. 🇧🇷🌳
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
We have had a lot of interest and will be closing later this week. 🇧🇷🌳
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
iNovaland® hiring Gerente Executivo (Executive Manager) in Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia, Brazil | LinkedIn
Posted 10:33:31 PM. A iNovaland Brasil procura um Gerente Executivo qualificado e motivado para liderar a implementação…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Be quick, if you are interested in working with us in Brazil.
We have had a lot of interest and will be closing later this week. 🇧🇷🌳
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
We have had a lot of interest and will be closing later this week. 🇧🇷🌳
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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PhD Funded Position in Forest Biometrics at University of Tennessee, United States
I am looking for a skilled and motivated PhD student in the area of forest biometrics for Fall 2026 (or earlier). Please share with any M.S. graduates that might want to bring their quantitative forestry skills and…
I am looking for a skilled and motivated PhD student in the area of forest biometrics for Fall 2026 (or earlier). Please share with any M.S. graduates that might want to bring their quantitative forestry skills and…
PhD Funded Position in Forest Biometrics at University of Tennessee, United States
I am looking for a skilled and motivated PhD student in the area of forest biometrics for Fall 2026 (or earlier). Please share with any M.S. graduates that might want to bring their quantitative forestry skills and passions to Tennessee! Details below:
agristok.net
February 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
PhD Funded Position in Forest Biometrics at University of Tennessee, United States
I am looking for a skilled and motivated PhD student in the area of forest biometrics for Fall 2026 (or earlier). Please share with any M.S. graduates that might want to bring their quantitative forestry skills and…
I am looking for a skilled and motivated PhD student in the area of forest biometrics for Fall 2026 (or earlier). Please share with any M.S. graduates that might want to bring their quantitative forestry skills and…
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🥾 A gathering for those in Forestry around the Wye Valley
🥧 Pie & Pint Night
The Orepool Inn, Coleford
11th Feb 2026
Arrive 6:30pm Pie 7pm
👉 Reserve your seat: https://rfs.org.uk/pie-pint-night-orepool-inn/ by midnight 3rd Feb.
#EveryInteractionMatters #CheckIn #TheDPJFoundation #Fuelwood
🥧 Pie & Pint Night
The Orepool Inn, Coleford
11th Feb 2026
Arrive 6:30pm Pie 7pm
👉 Reserve your seat: https://rfs.org.uk/pie-pint-night-orepool-inn/ by midnight 3rd Feb.
#EveryInteractionMatters #CheckIn #TheDPJFoundation #Fuelwood
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🥾 A gathering for those in Forestry around the Wye Valley
🥧 Pie & Pint Night
The Orepool Inn, Coleford
11th Feb 2026
Arrive 6:30pm Pie 7pm
👉 Reserve your seat: https://rfs.org.uk/pie-pint-night-orepool-inn/ by midnight 3rd Feb.
#EveryInteractionMatters #CheckIn #TheDPJFoundation #Fuelwood
🥧 Pie & Pint Night
The Orepool Inn, Coleford
11th Feb 2026
Arrive 6:30pm Pie 7pm
👉 Reserve your seat: https://rfs.org.uk/pie-pint-night-orepool-inn/ by midnight 3rd Feb.
#EveryInteractionMatters #CheckIn #TheDPJFoundation #Fuelwood
Happy Imbolc & St Brigid’s day - half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox - almost made it through another northern winter.
A bit grey but v warm & humid here in Accra 🇬🇭, not sure if the local Cailleach is out gathering firewood or staying at home
A bit grey but v warm & humid here in Accra 🇬🇭, not sure if the local Cailleach is out gathering firewood or staying at home
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Happy Imbolc & St Brigid’s day - half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox - almost made it through another northern winter.
A bit grey but v warm & humid here in Accra 🇬🇭, not sure if the local Cailleach is out gathering firewood or staying at home
A bit grey but v warm & humid here in Accra 🇬🇭, not sure if the local Cailleach is out gathering firewood or staying at home