Kevin Watts
@watts-km.bsky.social
Principal Scientist - Landscape & Restoration Ecology 🌍🌳🌲🔬@forestresearchuk.bsky.social🌳🌲🔬Biodiversity 🌼🐝 🦇🦉Experiments 🌳🌲@wrenproject.bsky.social 🌳 Hon Prof @stir.ac.uk📚
On my way to Research-Practice Event to talk about using natural processes to create new woodlands 🌳 britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event
Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange
britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
On my way to Research-Practice Event to talk about using natural processes to create new woodlands 🌳 britainsforestfuture.zohobackstage.eu/event
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🚨Job opportunity🚨
We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨Job opportunity🚨
We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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You'll be working closely with a team of researchers @bristolbiosci.bsky.social and alogside some amazing partners at Forest Research @watts-km.bsky.social and a wider network of collabroators across Europe.
Do get in touch if you have questions about the role. Applications close on 27 November
Do get in touch if you have questions about the role. Applications close on 27 November
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
You'll be working closely with a team of researchers @bristolbiosci.bsky.social and alogside some amazing partners at Forest Research @watts-km.bsky.social and a wider network of collabroators across Europe.
Do get in touch if you have questions about the role. Applications close on 27 November
Do get in touch if you have questions about the role. Applications close on 27 November
Amazing 3-year ‘field technician’ position at @bristoluni.bsky.social to work with @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social & others on some really cool forest 🌳 experiments 👇 #dreamjob
🚨Job opportunity🚨
We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Amazing 3-year ‘field technician’ position at @bristoluni.bsky.social to work with @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social & others on some really cool forest 🌳 experiments 👇 #dreamjob
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If we focus on restoring ecosystem processes rather than a reference species assemblage
Can we derive general rules?
Here we find plant-pollinator networks in grasslands
& plant-herbivore ones in woodlands
both become more complex with restoration age & area
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can we derive general rules?
Here we find plant-pollinator networks in grasslands
& plant-herbivore ones in woodlands
both become more complex with restoration age & area
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Restoration of ecological interactions: The influence of site and landscape factors
Restoration has been extensively used in agricultural landscapes as a mitigation measure to reduce biodiversity loss in response to historic habitat d…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If we focus on restoring ecosystem processes rather than a reference species assemblage
Can we derive general rules?
Here we find plant-pollinator networks in grasslands
& plant-herbivore ones in woodlands
both become more complex with restoration age & area
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can we derive general rules?
Here we find plant-pollinator networks in grasslands
& plant-herbivore ones in woodlands
both become more complex with restoration age & area
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Restoration of ecological interactions: The influence of site and land... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New output from the restreco.com project
New output from the restreco.com project
Restoration of ecological interactions: The influence of site and landscape factors
Restoration has been extensively used in agricultural landscapes as a mitigation measure to reduce biodiversity loss in response to historic habitat d…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Restoration of ecological interactions: The influence of site and land... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New output from the restreco.com project
New output from the restreco.com project
🚨PhD opportunity🚨Come and work with us & Stirling Uni to understand the role of woodland creation 🌳in nature recovery 🌺🦋
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural processes to create future forests
iapetus.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🚨PhD opportunity🚨Come and work with us & Stirling Uni to understand the role of woodland creation 🌳in nature recovery 🌺🦋
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
more PhD info here www.linkedin.com/posts/efuent...
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
more PhD info here www.linkedin.com/posts/efuent...
📢 PhD opportunity: ‘Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural processes to create future forests’ 🪴🌱🌳 working on space-for-time & @forestresearchuk.bsky.social large-scale experiment network (LERN)
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural processes to create future forests
iapetus.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📢 PhD opportunity: ‘Understanding the ecological interplay between tree planting and natural processes to create future forests’ 🪴🌱🌳 working on space-for-time & @forestresearchuk.bsky.social large-scale experiment network (LERN)
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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📽️ Two farmers, from Lincolnshire and Cornwall, talked to us about their values and how they influence their decisions about trees.
🔗 Read some of the case studies 'Further paths to embracing trees on farms': www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
Supported by Defra.
🔗 Read some of the case studies 'Further paths to embracing trees on farms': www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
Supported by Defra.
July 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📽️ Two farmers, from Lincolnshire and Cornwall, talked to us about their values and how they influence their decisions about trees.
🔗 Read some of the case studies 'Further paths to embracing trees on farms': www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
Supported by Defra.
🔗 Read some of the case studies 'Further paths to embracing trees on farms': www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
Supported by Defra.
Reposted by Kevin Watts
Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain
Great to contribute to this #OpenAccess paper published in Ecological Solutions & Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688... #rewilding #forests #trees #nature @ukceh.bsky.social
Great to contribute to this #OpenAccess paper published in Ecological Solutions & Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688... #rewilding #forests #trees #nature @ukceh.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain
Great to contribute to this #OpenAccess paper published in Ecological Solutions & Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688... #rewilding #forests #trees #nature @ukceh.bsky.social
Great to contribute to this #OpenAccess paper published in Ecological Solutions & Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688... #rewilding #forests #trees #nature @ukceh.bsky.social
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See press release here: www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Woodland creation strategies reshaped by Stirling-led research | About | University of Stirling
Woodland creation strategies reshaped by Stirling-led research
www.stir.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
See press release here: www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
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New OA publication from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain
Natural colonisation can successfully create structurally diverse, locally adapted woodlands in Britain, but the outcomes of this process can vary considerably. Combining natural colonisation and tre...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
New OA publication from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Kevin Watts
Another nice output from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social: a video on integrating natural processes into woodland creation has just been released www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0N2...
Integrating natural processes into woodland creation
YouTube video by TreE PlaNat
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Another nice output from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social: a video on integrating natural processes into woodland creation has just been released www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0N2...
Is there really a strict divide between (active) tree planting and (passive) natural processes when creating new woodlands — or should we be combining both approaches?
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Is there really a strict divide between (active) tree planting and (passive) natural processes when creating new woodlands — or should we be combining both approaches?
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We’ve also tried to capture some of the benefits & challenges of using natural processes in woodland creation in this short animation @uktreescapes.bsky.social youtu.be/i0N2PBJM0dQ?...
As part of www.uktreescapes.org/projects/tre...
As part of www.uktreescapes.org/projects/tre...
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We’ve also tried to capture some of the benefits & challenges of using natural processes in woodland creation in this short animation @uktreescapes.bsky.social youtu.be/i0N2PBJM0dQ?...
As part of www.uktreescapes.org/projects/tre...
As part of www.uktreescapes.org/projects/tre...
New paper - “Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain” - Fleiss - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain
Natural colonisation can successfully create structurally diverse, locally adapted woodlands in Britain, but the outcomes of this process can vary considerably. Combining natural colonisation and tre....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New paper - “Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain” - Fleiss - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Another LERN (Large-scale Ecosystem Recovery Network) field site in the bag 💼 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Next task is to put in the plots for interventions & controls. Most importantly these are co-developed & agreed with land managers 🌳🌳
Next task is to put in the plots for interventions & controls. Most importantly these are co-developed & agreed with land managers 🌳🌳
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Another LERN (Large-scale Ecosystem Recovery Network) field site in the bag 💼 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Next task is to put in the plots for interventions & controls. Most importantly these are co-developed & agreed with land managers 🌳🌳
Next task is to put in the plots for interventions & controls. Most importantly these are co-developed & agreed with land managers 🌳🌳
Interested in working with us on LERN???
LERN is a network of long-term, large-scale manipulative experiments to explore woodland creation, nature recovery & ecosystem restoration 🌳🦋🌸🦅🪲
September 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Interested in working with us on LERN???
Productive day out hunting for new experimental research sites for the LERN (Large-scale Ecosystem Recovery Network) @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Productive day out hunting for new experimental research sites for the LERN (Large-scale Ecosystem Recovery Network) @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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A new pre-print outlining 15 case-studies of natural colonisation of woodland over multiple decades in uplands & lowlands in England & Scotland: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain
ecoevorxiv.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A new pre-print outlining 15 case-studies of natural colonisation of woodland over multiple decades in uplands & lowlands in England & Scotland: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Interested in creating new woodlands 🌳with 'natural processes'? read on 👇
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
New research investigates role of natural processes to create woodland - Forest Research
New research reviewing natural processes as a method for woodland creation has been published by Forest Research.
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
June 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interested in creating new woodlands 🌳with 'natural processes'? read on 👇
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
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Great to see research briefing from our @uktreescapes.bsky.social TreEPlaNat project on using natural processes for woodland creation published by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
June 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Great to see research briefing from our @uktreescapes.bsky.social TreEPlaNat project on using natural processes for woodland creation published by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
Research briefing: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...
News: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/new-res...
Reposted by Kevin Watts
Ever caught yourself wondering whether natural processes or tree planting are better for woodland creation?
You're not alone!
Check out this research to find out why hybrid approaches that combine the two might be the answer 🌳
You're not alone!
Check out this research to find out why hybrid approaches that combine the two might be the answer 🌳
🌱 Why do some land managers choose natural processes for tree expansion—and others don’t?
This work aims to inform policy and practice when looking at natural processes as a method for woodland creation. 🌳
🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/bpPX50Wa00v
This work aims to inform policy and practice when looking at natural processes as a method for woodland creation. 🌳
🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/bpPX50Wa00v
New research investigates role of natural processes to create woodland - Forest Research
New research reviewing natural processes as a method for woodland creation has been published by Forest Research.
ow.ly
June 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ever caught yourself wondering whether natural processes or tree planting are better for woodland creation?
You're not alone!
Check out this research to find out why hybrid approaches that combine the two might be the answer 🌳
You're not alone!
Check out this research to find out why hybrid approaches that combine the two might be the answer 🌳
Contrary to the perceived dichotomy, most land managers value both 'tree planting' and 'natural processes' to increase tree cover 🌳🌳 - read more 👇
🌱 Why do some land managers choose natural processes for tree expansion—and others don’t?
This work aims to inform policy and practice when looking at natural processes as a method for woodland creation. 🌳
🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/bpPX50Wa00v
This work aims to inform policy and practice when looking at natural processes as a method for woodland creation. 🌳
🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/bpPX50Wa00v
New research investigates role of natural processes to create woodland - Forest Research
New research reviewing natural processes as a method for woodland creation has been published by Forest Research.
ow.ly
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Contrary to the perceived dichotomy, most land managers value both 'tree planting' and 'natural processes' to increase tree cover 🌳🌳 - read more 👇