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Forest Research
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Research agency for the Forestry Commission.
Scientific services to support sustainable forestry.
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❗ Survey reminder 👉 Forestry and timber businesses across the UK are being asked to take part in an annual survey programme.

📧 To take part, contact statistics@forestresearch.gov.uk

Deadline 27 Feb.

🔗 More information: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/call-fo...
Call for forestry and timber businesses to take part in sector wide surveys - Forest Research
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February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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A new suite of practical resources is available to help planners, practitioners & regulators create woodland & grassland on previously used land.

🔎 Find out more: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-lan...

Funded by #Defra Nature for Climate Fund. Developed through @forestrycommission.bsky.social
New land regeneration resources for creating green spaces on previously used land now available - Forest Research
The new resources bring together the latest learnings on land regeneration and climate change, and optimal soil thickness for planting on previously used land.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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New case studies show how agroforestry can be practical, adaptable and profitable, helping farms remain productive while supporting nature and climate adaptation.

Find out more: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/de25...

Funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund programme.
Expanding Agroforestry
An introduction to five exemplar case studies
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January 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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We’re looking ahead to the Trees, People and the Built Environment 6 (TPBE6) and we’d love your input.

-Share your appetite for the conference
-Highlight the topics that matter most
-Tell us which real-world scenarios you’d like to see explored

👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/CX5JHJC
What do you want to see from Trees, People and the Built Environment 6?
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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🌺Take part in an anonymous short survey to strengthen plant pest and disease detection across UK horticulture.

We’re keen to hear from any business involved in buying or selling ornamental plants.

Take part by 16 Feb: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-nat...
New national survey launched to strengthen plant pest and disease detection across UK horticulture - Forest Research
UK horticulture and landscaping businesses invited to take part in survey to strengthen non-native plant pest and disease detection and reporting.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Great to see the positive response to the 'Wind within the Trees' event. 🌳

@drtomlocatelli.bsky.social and the team hosted forestry advisors and land managers at Queen Elizabeth Forest Park to discuss Continuous Cover Forestry, wind risk & forest resilience.

More to come from this project soon. ⬇️
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In October, our “Wind within the trees” team were joined by stakeholders to explore views on #ContinuousCoverForestry (CCF) and discuss windstorm impacts from risk, silvicultural, timber quality, and socio-cultural perspectives 🌬️

🔗 Read more about the event: www.forestprotection.uk/2026/01/20/t...
January 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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#Forestry and #timber businesses across the UK are being asked to take part in an annual survey programme to collect data about the UK timber industry.

Results from the surveys are used to understand the state of the timber industry and the balance between supply and demand. ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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🔎✨We are looking for two new Committee members to join the Forestry Commission Expert Committee on Forest Science.

📢 Closing Date: 30th January 2026
🔗 Apply online: ow.ly/6qEG50XTng0

#ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #ECFS
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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This week (15–18 December), Forest Research staff are attending the @britishecologicalsociety.org Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, taking part in a wide range of presentations, workshops and discussions.💚

Find out more: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

#BES #ForestResearch #Ecology
BES Annual Meeting 2025 - British Ecological Society
Join ecologists from across the world from 15-18 December at Europe's largest event dedicated to ecology.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Only nine conifer species make up almost all UK commercial forests. Sitka spruce accounts for over half of all timber harvested.

To boost resilience to climate change, Forest Research and partners (Forestry and Land Scotland & Forestry England) planted 17 emerging species over 9 large trial sites.
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🌳Ammonia absorbing tree-belts lead to ecosystem trade-offs – increased nitrogen and carbon capture but reduced microbe diversity in soil – suggests new research. 👇

www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/what-ef...

The research was funded by #DefraGovUK Nature for Climate Fund.
What effect do ammonia emissions have on surrounding trees and soil? - Forest Research
Ammonia absorbing tree-belts lead to ecosystem trade-offs – increased nitrogen and carbon capture but reduced microbe diversity in soil – suggests new research.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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🪵🔥If you're involved in the harvesting, processing, transport, import or trade of firewood in Scotland, please complete our firewood industry survey to help protect Scotland’s trees. 👇

www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/take-pa...
Take part in our firewood industry survey to help protect Scotland’s trees - Forest Research
Forest Research are looking for people involved in the harvesting, processing, transport, import, or trade of firewood in Scotland to complete an important survey.
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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New guidance is available to help local authorities understand the social & cultural values people hold for trees.

Partnership with @thetreecouncil.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social
#FeraScience Funded by #DefraGovUK Future Proofing Plant Health Programme.

More info: ow.ly/tMJi50XBIMA
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Join our national monitoring project and help expand a network of pheromone traps to improve understanding of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus.

👉 Sign up: ow.ly/4uIC50XtyqM

@forestrycommission.bsky.social @sylva.org.uk #DefraGovUK #WoodlandManagement #TreeHealth
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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A major new research project is underway to identify a shortlist of productive tree species suited to Wales’ current & future climate.

Commissioned by Welsh Gov, partnership with @woodknowledgewales.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social & @edinburghnapier.bsky.social

Details: ow.ly/twfa50XyxBK
New Welsh tree species shortlisting project to help future forest resilience - Forest Research
New research to identify a shortlist of productive tree species in Wales has been given the go ahead.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Forest Research, led by social scientist, Dr Stephen McConnachie, interviewed 49 farmers and held two focus groups to understand how their values shape decisions about growing trees on farms.

Funded by Defra's Nature for Climate Fund 🌱

Full detail: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/how-do-...
How do farmers feel about growing trees? - Forest Research
Forest Research says understanding values is key to finding out what motivates farmers to grow trees.
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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It’s National Tree Week and to mark the occasion, Forest Research staff are sharing the tree species they love most. 💚

🔎🌳 We’ve also updated our 'Easy Guide to Forest Trees and Their Uses' publication: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...

#NationalTreeWeek @thetreecouncil.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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The latest Timber Price Indices for Great Britain has now been published, covering sales up to 30 September 2025.

View the full Timber Price Indices here: ow.ly/i5SC50XtYEp

#ForestResearch #TimberPriceIndices #UKForestry
Timber Price Indices - Forest Research
Timber Statistics which includes Timber Price Indices/Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index
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November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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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
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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
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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👏 Dr Nadeem W. Shah, Senior Hydrologist at Forest Research, presented at the 6th @iufro.bsky.social International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment.

Delegates visited the Miyun Reservoir Forest Experiment Station, which was damaged in this summer’s floods.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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🌿 We’re hiring a Scientist in Molecular Biology to be involved in routine testing of samples for pests and pathogens. 👉 Find out more and apply: ow.ly/NGqQ50XkRNX

📍 Location: Alice Holt Research Station, Hampshire
📅 Apply by: 25 November 2025

#ScienceCareers
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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📣Calling all researchers & practitioners – join us for a practical webinar to introduce an interactive tool that maps the social science evidence of land managers & woodland creation.

📅 Thursday 4 December, 15:00 - 15:30
💻 Free online session

👉 Register: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/land-ma...
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Liz O’Brien, Forest Research’s Principal Social Scientist, gave a keynote on Green Social Prescribing at the World Forum on Forest Therapy 🇰🇷.

With 300 delegates from 35 countries, the event showed how forest therapy is shaping global health policy. 🌲

#ForestTherapy #NatureForHealth
Liz O'Brien presenting to an audience in front of a screen with a presentation showing. Large mural on a building wall depicting mountains, trees, and a river with Korean text above the landscape scene. People exploring a room with a panoramic forest scene projected on the walls. Four people standing on a gravel path in a forested area with hammocks tied between trees in the background.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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🌍 @drtomlocatelli.bsky.social explores the complex impacts of #windstorms as well as forest management strategies to help reduce wind-related damage, incl the #ForestGALES decision support tool, widely used across Europe to inform sustainable forest management.

#ForestResearch #ClimateScience
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM