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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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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
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🌳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
Promotional graphic for Green Careers Week by the Royal Forestry Society highlighting support for diversity and career opportunities in green industries. Text reads: Green Careers Week is a chance to raise aspirations, support diversity, & promote opportunities in green careers. RFS, as an education charity, love to open a world of trees to young people & career-changers. If you'd like advice you can find resources & help online.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🌳 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
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🌱 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
Cut tree logs and green woodland after storm damage. With a quote “We know that climate change is likely to bring even more extreme weather events in the future. There are things that can be done now to help our forests withstand storms better in the future. Our Grants for Resilient Woodlands have been developed to support the changes that are needed.” - Jen Turner, Development Manager
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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⛈️ 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
Dense green forest with fallen trees scattered across the grassy floor, highlighting storm damage to woodland areas. Text on translucent box "Millions of trees were brought down by this winter's storms. Tom Heap asks what impact this will have on our forests - both present and future."
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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🍃 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
Image of a large tree trunk split and damaged by a storm, largely lying on green grass with forest in the background. Text box over translucent square with "Storm Arwen travelled through the valley following the River Eden and the railway... [it] blew down mature trees and around a third of the compartment had to be cleared. In the months following... two further storms... caused more windblown." - Lazonby Estate, Cumbria.
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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"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
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🌳 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
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⭐ 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
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🌍 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
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⭐ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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🏆 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
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🏆 Congratulations to Great Avon Wood who were awarded Gold, and Combe Hill Wood who took Silver!

www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/community-woodland-of-the-year-award-2025/

Sponsored by @woodlandtrust
Forest of Avon Avon Needs Trees #CombeHillWood #ExcellenceInForestry #EIF2025 #SouthWest #SWEngland
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🏆 Congratulations to Moreton Woods who were awarded Gold, and Devereux Wootton Farm who took Silver!

https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/small-farm-woodland-of-the-year-award-2025/

Sponsored by FSC UK
#MoretonWood #DevereuxWoottonFarm #ExcellenceInForestry #EIF2025 #SouthWest #SWEngland
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🏆 Congratulations to Buckland Woods who were awarded Gold, and Haddeo Woodlands who took Silver!

https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/bede-howell-award-excellence-silviculture-2025/

Sponsored by #TilhillForestry
#BucklandWoods #HaddeoWoodlands #ExcellenceInForestry #EIF2025 #SouthWest #SWEngland
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🏆 Congratulations to The Perridge Estate who were awarded Gold, and Miserden Estate who took Silver!

https://ow.ly/g65750X2NHz

Sponsored by #TreesPlease & #Savills
#PerridgeEstate #MiserdenEstate #ExcellenceInForestry #EIF2025 #SouthWest #SWEngland
September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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As part of the EIF Awards 2025 the RFS announced Graham Taylor MBE FICFOR, as the recipient of the prestigious Sylva Trophy.

www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/euroforest-chief-rfs-sylva-trophy/

#Euroforest #SylvaTrophy #RFSAwards #EIF2025 #ExcellenceInForestry #UKForestry #Silviculture
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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⭐ Leading woodland stewards have been recognised for transforming landscapes, serving communities and championing sustainable forestry at the Royal Forestry Society’s Excellence in Forestry Awards 2025.

https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/forestry-innovators-recognised-at-royal-forestry-society-awards/
Forestry innovators recognised at Royal Forestry Society Awards - Royal Forestry Society
Royal Forestry Society awards spotlight innovation, resilience and community impact across the South West’s woodlands
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September 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Our #fertilitycontrol #research celebrates progress to find a non-lethal management option to help protect #redsquirrels, #trees & #woodland ecosystems. This APHA research is funded by our signatories & supporters - thanks to everyone!

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Celebrating progress & world first for fertility control research - UK Squirrel Accord
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September 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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The Quarterly Journal of Forestry is landing on doorsteps soon!

Featuring:
🍄 Truffles in UK Woodlands
🕵️ Visual Surveys & Tree Health Surveillance
💪 Dimensions of Diversity for Forest Resilience
🌲 Supply of Conifer Species

Interested? Join the RFS: buff.ly/hlIWVGX

#Research #WoodlandManagement
September 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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“[Connections made,] especially with fellow recipients and forestry experts, will undoubtedly be valuable.”

🌱 Read more about the Goodhart Bursary recipients: buff.ly/hqsBSwH

#GoodhartBursary #RFSBursaries #TreeMoney #YoungForesters #AnnualStudyTour #ForestryNetwork #GetInvolved #JoinUs
Young forestry professionals share their learnings from the 2025 Annual Study Tour - Royal Forestry Society
Recipients of the 2025 Goodhart Bursary report on their experiences at the RFS Annual Study Tour in South Wales.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM