Action Oak's State of the UK's Oaks webinar is now available to view! If you were not able to join us, or would like to see it again, our webinar is now available to view. Head to our website to watch the webinar https://www.actionoak.org/state-of-the-uks-oaks #ProtectingOurOaks

🌳The State of the UK's Oaks Report is here🌳 Action Oak’s new report outlines the pressures currently affecting the UK’s native oak trees, and the emerging risks to the long‑term future of this iconic and ecologically important tree species. https://www.actionoak.org/state-of-the-uks-oaks

🌳We're excited about our upcoming webinar🌳 It's not too late to sign up to hear about our new report, the State of the UK's Oaks, which we are about to launch. When is the webinar? Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Sign up here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyAaAp_EQ72AY8DxX2VpdQ#/registration

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing our final panelist Lisa (Smith) Brooks, Co-Chair of Action Oak. Lisa is the Chief Operating Officer of Forest Services in the Forestry Commission. With over 25 years' experience in Defra. www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing panel moderator Dr Chris Nichols, Head of Conservation Outcomes & Evidence, Woodland Trust. Chris has PhD in woodland ecology & invasive species. To book join us for the webinar head to www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tues 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing panelist Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH, FArborA, FICFor (Hon). Chair of Action Oak's Knowledge into Action sub-committee. Tony was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services, at RBG Kew for 43 years. www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks Webinar, Tuesday 17 March,2-3pm Introducing panelist Kate Halstead, Climate Change Scientist, Forest Research. Kate's PhD investigated drivers of oak damage during Storm Arwen. She now specialises in wind risk and climate change research. Book now www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing panelist Prof Nicola Spence. Chair of Action Oak's Research and Monitoring sub-committee. Nicola is the UK Chief Plant Health Officer & is the Head of the National Plant Protection Organisation. https://www.actionoak.org/news

What does the future hold for our oak trees? Join us for a webinar panel discussion to discuss our upcoming new report, The State of the UK's Oaks, and its findings. Tuesday 17 March, 2026, 2pm-3pm Book here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyAaAp_EQ72AY8DxX2VpdQ#/registration

Today is red squirrel appreciation day! Action Oak works with the UK Squirrel Accord, together focused on the health of our oak trees which are an important habitat for red squirrels. @uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social #redsquirrelappreciationday #actionoak #oaktrees #nativespecies 📸Ben Wayman

The next @mammalsociety.bsky.social Annual Conference is in #Inverness in March 2026. Their call for abstracts is open until 15 #December2025. Are you involved in #mammal #research or #conservation & have a talk, poster or workshop to present? Find out more: mammal.org.uk/annual-confe... #Scotland

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

"The oak is home to more animal and plant species than any other tree, as well as hosting microorganisms. His death would lead to a dramatic change in this forest's biodiversity." Win Being an Oak Life as a Tree by Laurent Tillon You can still enter, you have until midnight on Sunday 7 Dec.

We're hiring! Join Action Oak as our Researcher Coordinator. We’re looking for a skilled researcher to develop a research roadmap for Action Oak, and associated activities. If you are passionate about oak trees this is your chance to make a real impact. Info here www.actionoak.org/news/researc...

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

Competition! We have three copies of Laurent Tillon's international bestseller - Being an Oak, Life as a Tree, to give away. "A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth" Head over to our website to enter! www.actionoak.org/news/competi...

There are an estimated 3 trillion trees in the world - more than the number of stars in the Milky Way. Vital for our planet providing benefits such as improving air quality, supporting biodiversity & our own health & well being. 🌳Action Oak exists to safeguard our native oaks🌳 #nationaltreeweek

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."

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

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

Excited to be launching our Action Oak Report 2024-25 on Wednesday next week. With research ranging from how defence priming can protect oak seedlings to conservation translocations for fungi in oaks, it is a read not to be missed. In the meantime you can read our previous reports lnkd.in/emKXrP93

Major breakthrough made in grey squirrel fertility control ambition

New Blog! Action Oak supported research asks why some oak trees are more vulnerable to storm damage. @kateehalstead.bsky.social sky.social explains all, and why it is so important to do research of this kind. @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social

I’m delighted to share that our new paper identifying drivers of storm damage has been published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... A huge thank you to @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @salvobonomo.bsky.social @chrisquine.bsky.social @actionoak.bsky.social

After 7 successful years with Woodland Heritage, Action Oak is moving to a new host, the Royal Forestry Society. Chair Geraint Richards: "The Action Oak team looks forward to working with the RFS to protect our native oak trees for future generations." Thanks to Woodland Heritage! 🙏 #oaktrees

2,300 species are known to be associated with oak, and that doesn’t include all of the fungi, and any of bacteria and other micro-organisms which use oak! Gall wasps are one of those 2,300. Female wasps lay eggs in acorns causing knopper galls. #galls #oaktrees #biodiversity #actionoak

Oak trees are extremely important for biodiversity. Over 2,300 species use oak trees, including Chernes. Oaks continue to provide habitats even when they are no longer living. #oak #actionoak #biodiversity #invertabrates

Congratulations Kate!

The Woodland Trust is publishing a new State of the UK's Woods and Trees in 2025, and they are holding a live webinar on Thursday 12th June 12.30-2pm to discuss what what's new in the the UK's woodlands and forests. Register on this link: buff.ly/zXVZZZg

📉 Today we published The State of the UK's Woods and Trees Report 2025, bringing together the latest evidence needed to protect and restore our #woodlands 🩺🌳 👉 Read the key findings here: bit.ly/4dNkiYd 👂 Or tune in for our summary on BBC Radio Scotland (starts at 2.54) buff.ly/DwLp7cP

✨ RFS LAUNCHES TEN-YEAR STRATEGY ✨ lnkd.in/e8qN-vbX 🌳 Read more at: lnkd.in/euZBQSnk #RFSStrategy #Resilience #WoodlandManagement Thank you LandScan UK for videos of RFS Battram Woods.

As sponsors of #Agroforestry Show 2025, we are pleased to share a few highlights to look forward to: 🌍 Explore the future 🌱 Biodiversity Net Gain in Action 🐑 Farm Gate Chats 🚜 On-Farm Inspiration 🦋 Network in Nature Find out more: buff.ly/cE8a5cN #RFSEvents #Resilience #LearnWhatIsPossible

Volunteers wanted to help protect #redsquirrels & #trees in #Yorkshire, #Lancashire & #CountyDurham. We need individuals for #conservation work & land managers that need grey squirrel management. Email us: [email protected] #Volunteers More info: squirrelaccord.uk/volunteers-p...

What a pleasant surprise to hear from Action Oak @actionoak.bsky.social at our IWater event.

It is Invasive Species Week. Grey squirrels are an invasive non-native species, with over 2.5m in the UK. They can cause damage to trees which can be fatal. This is important to Action Oak because the squirrels impact our oaks.📷©RedSquirrelSouthWest #ActionOak #Invasivespecies

Great to see Kate Halstead presenting her PhD findings at today's @actionoak.bsky.social Oak Health and Plant Biosecurity event at Kew Gardens. @sciencesncl.bsky.social - really interesting day of talks and discussion.

Sara Redstone from @The_RHS presents "Biosecurity at the Royal Horticultural Society". 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth #WomeninScience #PlantBiosecurity #RHS #PlantHealthy #Biosecurity #RoyalHorticulturalSociety

Kate Halstead from Newcastle University presents "Saving the Oak Treescape from Storm Damage" 🌳🌳🌳 @rachelgaulton.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @sciencesncl.bsky.social @kateehalstead.bsky.social #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth #WomeninScience

Anna Platoni from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social presents "Detection dogs for Ips and Phtyophthera". 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth #WomeninScience

Dan Henderson from APHA, @APHAgovuk, presents "Managing grey squirrel numbers and the benefits to tree health". 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth

Louise Gathercole from the Centre for Forest Protection, @ForestProtectUK, presents "Oak Research at the Centre for Forest Protection" 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth

Rosa Sánchez Lucas from @unibirmingham.bsky.social presents "Defence priming in oak seedlings against powdery mildew". @rosasanchezlucas.bsky.social 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth #WomeninScience

Mark Fane, from Crocus, presents "Celebrating the Success of Plant Healthy" 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth

Neil Audsley from Fera presents "Alternative Control of Oak Processionary Moth" 🌳🌳🌳 #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth

Nicola Spence, @plantchief.bsky.social , from @DefraGovUK presents "The UK Plant Health Service". #ActionOak #ActionOakPartnerEvent25 #PlantHealthScience #PlantHealth #WomeninScience

Today Action Oak is collaborating with the Plant Health Alliance for our annual partner event "Oak Health and Plant Biosecurity". Stay tuned for an overview of research updates being shared.

🌳 Woodland owners and managers – our oaks need you. This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline. Sign up 👉 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...

Today is International Day of Plant Health. Did you know that 3 billion kg of air pollutants are removed by plants each year in the UK? Our health and that of our planet depend on the health of our plants. #ActionOak #PlantHealthWeek #PlantHealth #InternationalDayofPlantHealth

Action Oak commemorates the 80th anniversary of VE Day and acknowledges all those working in the armed forces. Oak is the traditional symbol of the 80th anniversary, signifying strength & resilience. Our mission is to protect our oaks, so they are here for every 80th anniversary. #PlantHealthWeek