Happy Pride to all those LGBTQIA+ heroes working in the forestry industry! #DidYouKnow #PrideMonth #HappyPride #LGBTQIA+ #Forestry #WoodlandManagement #Inclusive #Diversity #FutureForesters

🌳YOUR TREE SAPLINGS NEED WATER! 🌱 At such a crucial time, tree root systems haven't developed to cope yet. Each tree needs more than one water bottle will be needed per tree. #TreePlanting #TreeCare #WaterYourSaplings #Heatwave #SaturateYourRoots #TeachingTrees #OutdoorEducation

Explore the new nature and wellbeing activity packs from @forestryengland.bsky.social & Jigsaw Education Group to support children's wellbeing through nature. Designed for Early Years, KS1 & KS2. Download the packs here: https://ow.ly/xJej50Z9lXG #ExploreNature #OutdoorLearning #PrimaryEducation

NEWS: RFS President, Alison Field, has been awarded an MBE by King Charles for services to forestry! “Alison has worked her whole career in Forestry... [and] has blazed a path for so many other forestry practitioners..." 👉 https://ow.ly/HhSy50ZcfCJ #KingsBirthdayHonours #MBE #Forestry

🌳 Become a STEM Ambassador! Could you give one half day a year to share about your career in forestry & inspire future generations. 👉 Register as a STEM Ambassador: https://ow.ly/isFX50Z9U20 ❓ Have questions? Email [email protected] #STEMAmbassadors #ForestryCareers #Inspire #FutureForesters

🤩 RFS are hiring! Join our amazing team as Communications Officer & use your skills to benefit trees and woodlands: https://rfs.org.uk/jobs/communications-officer/ Deadline: 9am Mon 6th July Interview date: Tues 14th July #RFSCareers #ForestryJobs #JoinUs #CharityJobs #Communications #WeAreHiring

The National Festival of Fieldwork is a great opportunity to get out into nature and explore whilst learning outside. Check out this great resource from Geographical Association: https://geography.org.uk/resources/how-much-carbon-have-trees-on-the-school-site-sequestered/ #Carbon #OutdoorLearning

⭐ Free tickets now available for primary school children for APF 2026! The event is a showcase for all the latest in forestry in electronics, hydraulics, computers, surveying and much more! 🪓 Book now: https://rfs.org.uk/learning/apf-2026/ 🌳 #APF2026 #RFSEvents #Learning #ForestEducation

Foxgloves are popping up this month along the edges of woodlands and hedgerows. ❤️‍🩹 Did you know? A chemical contained in the flower can be used to treat high blood pressure & heart disease! For more info: https://ow.ly/Balu50YL9QB #WoodlandPlantOfTheMonth #Foxglove #DigitalisPurpurea

⭐ Free tickets available for secondary schools See first hand what goes on in a woodland: the event is a showcase for forestry in electronics, hydraulics, computers, surveying and much more. Book now: https://rfs.org.uk/learning/apf-2026/ 🌳 #APF2026 #RFSEvents #Learning #ForestEducation

"Achieving the Cert For has been a real milestone for me. It recognises both the practical & theoretical elements of forestry, & in my view, that combination is what underpins good woodland management." - Luke Myatt https://ow.ly/iI7M50Z7vo9 #RFSCertifications #ProfessionalDevelopment #Forestry

There are many ways to benefit biodiversity in your woodland: small tweaks to large-scale operations. 👉 https://rfs.org.uk/learning/so-you-own-a-woodland/ Kindly funded by the Forestry Commission . #FreeResource #WoodlandManagement #Biodiversity #Habitats #SoYouOwnAWoodland #Learning

🌳 Woodland Meetings in June! 👉 For more info: www.rfs.org.uk/events #WoodlandMeetings #ComingUp

⭐ The Viking Bursary: An award for students in higher ed for study of any aspect of forestry benefitting management & resilience of woodlands. https://ow.ly/14To50YZre7 🌳 Applications close on the 1st June. #RFSBursaries #VikingBursary #HigherEducation #WoodlandManagement #Resilience #Forestry

NEW FORESTRY ROOTS 2026 TRAINEESHIPS OPEN! A year's paid placement, training, relocation expenses & mentoring. https://ow.ly/kVq750Z2eLj #ForestryRoots #ForestryJobs #Traineeships #LeedsCoppiceWorkers #TheBedfordEstates #ChatsworthEstate #BurghleyEstate #MoretonWood #TheCoppiceCoop Avon Needs Trees

Bee health 🐝= forest health 🌳 Today as we celebrate these small insects with massive roles, let us remember that protecting these pollinators means protecting the forests we all depend on! #BES #WorldBeeDay #Biodiversity #Pollinators @britishecologicalsociety.org  @lizzie-harper.bsky.social

It's Plant Health Week! We're introducing our newest colleague: Prof Melanie Smith, Research Coordinator, and her journey through academia to her current 'discovery mode' in post at Action Oak . www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/research-coordinator-career/ #PlantHealthWeek #HowIGotHere #Careers #Science

Last night it was one of our favourite events: our Annual Study Tour President's Reception and Annual Dinner. Thank you to Professor Julian Evans, our speaker for the evening, and for all who attended. (Find out more via Instagram) #RFSEvents #RFSLife #ForestrySocial #AnnualStudyTour

“We all need to be more aware of tree health, because we all have a responsibility" Eve Over Read more: www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/plant-health-heroes/ #PlantHealthWeek #PlantHeroes #TreeHealth #WoodlandManagement #LearnMore #CitizenScientists #LearnMore

🌳 Plant Health Week: Why Biosecurity Matters Did you know? Just one in twenty people fully understand the term biosecurity! 👉 www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/plant-health-week-why-biosecurity-matters #PlantHealthWeek #Biosecurity #Timber #Food #KeepItClean #Forestry #Woodland #PestsAndDisease #LearnMore

Plant Health Week! We've got 5 case studies to show how landowners & foresters are future-proofing woodlands against pests, disease, & climate change. 👉 https://ow.ly/qTEF50YWw3u #PlantHealthWeek #ClimateEmergency #CaseStudies #Forestry #WoodlandManagement #PestsAndDisease #FutureTrees #LearnMore

🌳 If you go to the woods today (specifically in the New Forest and elsewhere in southern England) you're in for a nice surprise: the Royal Forestry Society members are on tour! Follow on insta for an insight into our best-loved event! #RFSEvents #AST2026 #SouthernEngland #GoneForesting #NewForest

📖 Share your story. 💪 Celebrate women in forestry. Share your story about a woman who has inspired you in forestry. Help us build a digital archive that honours these contributions, preserves their stories, and inspires future generations. 🌳 Find out more: www.rfs.org.uk #WomenInForestry

NEW BREAKING POINTS REPORT PUBLISHED: https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/breaking-points-new-report-mental-health-crisis-forestry "I sincerely hope this report will provide the evidence and impetus to bring about the change we need to see." - Christopher Williams #MentalHealth #ForestrySector

Dainty white flowers appear through April & May and provide a useful source for pollen-seeking insects. Tastes like apple peel but beware - large quantities are toxic! 🚩 For more info: https://ow.ly/pEv250YL5CS #WoodlandPlantOfTheMonth #WoodSorrell #OxalisAcetosella #LearningMore

Certain plants can suggest you are standing in ancient woodlands - the more of them that appear, the more likely it is. 👉 https://rfs.org.uk/learning/so-you-own-a-woodland/ Kindly funded by the Forestry Commission. #FreeResource #WoodlandManagement #AncientWoodland #PlantID #SoYouOwnAWoodland

🌳 Woodland Meetings in May! 👉 For more information about these events and many more head to www.rfs.org.uk/events #WoodlandMeetings #RFSDivisions #JoinUs #GoneForesting #RFSEvents #ComingUp

💪 NEW PODCAST! HIDDEN HISTORY: THE LUMBERJILLS' LEGACY 👉 https://ow.ly/WMUC50YRH0B Tune in, join the conversation, & subscribe now! 🌳 Learn more in the ⁠Gone Foresting show notes: https://ow.ly/i4yS50YRezn #GoneForesting #WomenInForestry #Lumberjills #HiddenHistory #WWII #LearnMore #TuneIn

New Case Study: Managing a 3-acre woodland for learning and habitat Children of the Forest turned a 3-acre Devon wood into a learning environment centred around child-led pedagogy and sustainable woodland management. Read more: https://ow.ly/1tt050YQulb #OutdoorLearning #WoodlandManagement

🌲 Viking Bursary Applications Now Open! RFS is offering funding up to £2,000 to support higher education students studying practical forestry and woodland resilience. Find out more: https://ow.ly/pCei50YQXIF ⏰ Deadline: 1 June #RFSBursary #VikingBursary #HigherEducation #ApplicationsOpen

🌳 Looking for something more? We have opportunities at every level across the UK waiting for great applicants like you. 👉 Check out www.rfs.org.uk/jobs for opportunities from the Forest Of Marston Vale, The Woodland Trust, Cowdray Estate, Tree Aid, & more! #DoThingsDifferently #ForestryJobs

🌳New Women in Forestry event announced in Leicestershire! https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/new-women-in-forestry-event-leicestershire/ “The warmth and respect shared among us created a really special atmosphere.” #WomenInForestry #Leicestershire #EarlyCareers #InclusiveForestry 💪🚺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥾🌱

⏳ LAST CHANCE – JUST 1 WEEK LEFT! Enter the Royal Forestry Society’s Excellence in Forestry (EIF) Awards — one of the UK’s most respected honours in the sector — get your work recognised. Apply now: https://ow.ly/H7ba50YJO3g FSC UK #PEFC #TreesPlease #WoodlandTrust #Tilhill #Savills #DuchyOfCornwall

⏳ LAST CHANCE – 2 WEEKS TO ENTER! Enter the Royal Forestry Society’s Excellence in Forestry (EIF) Awards — one of the UK’s most respected honours in the sector — get your work recognised. Apply now: https://ow.ly/H7ba50YJO3g FSC UK #PEFC #TreesPlease #WoodlandTrust #Tilhill #Savills #DuchyOfCornwall

⭐ News: Jon Burgess Awarded the James Cup! 👉 https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/beavers-woodland-creation-james-cup/ #JamesCup #RFSAwards #QuarterlyJournalOfForestry #WoodlandCreation #Beavers #WoodlandManagement #JamesHuttonInstitute #ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #BIFoRUoB

🌳 Forestry Youth Camp is a fully funded youth camp in Wales this summer for 18-21 y/o's from diverse/disadvantaged backgrounds to connect & learn about forestry. Run in collaboration with Bangor University Forestry Department. 👉 Closing date is 30th April. Apply now: https://ow.ly/QeXb50YJG1B

💪WOMEN IN FORESTRY HELP A generous member is offering help to those new to forestry where money, travel, or other expenses were barriers to attending. Sound like you? Email: [email protected] 🥾 https://ow.ly/mGOq50YIL7H If you don't ask, you don't get! #RFSEvents #WomenInForestry #InclusiveForestry

NEW: Help Beat the Eight-Toothed Spruce Bark Beetle https://ow.ly/9frk50YIikp #TreePests #PlantHealth #IpsTypographus #TreeAlert #CitizenScientists #Forestry #WoodlandManagement Forestry Commission #TreePests#PlantHealth#IpsTypographus#TreeAlert#CitizenScientists#Forestry#WoodlandManagement Dog Willow undergoing training to identify Ips. Photo credit: Paws For Conservation

It's the time the woods turn a dusky blue dappled in sunshine. Finally proof that Spring has sprung! Take a hint - plan your next woodland walk! 🪻 For more info: https://ow.ly/JEK950YyFlL #WoodlandPlantOfTheMonth #CommonBluebell #HyacinthoidesNonScripta #April #AncientWoodland #LearningMore

The RFS is pleased to announce that the Annual Review 2025, as well as Financial Statements, are now available via rfs.org.uk/about-us/ 👉 Joining us at the Annual Study Tour? Read ahead to be ready for the AGM! #RFSNews #AnnualReview #CharityFinancies #Strategy #KeepInfomed

🌕Can we find the UK 'Moon Trees'? "The Royal Astronomical Society were trying to locate as many as 15 ‘Moon Trees’... I was surprised to discover that not a single (first generation) UK Moon Tree has been located." - Jen Turner, RFS Development Manager #MoonTrees #Apollo14 #JoinTheMission 🌳

International Beaver Day - tricky subject given our love of trees, and beavers love of (chewing) trees. 🪵 Check out this featured article on woodland creation alongside newly introduced beaver populations: https://ow.ly/hiqK50YFyae #Beavers #WoodlandWildlife #WoodlandCreation #JoinTheConversation

🌳 The Woodland Carbon Code: A Practical Guide to Carbon Funding for Woodland Owners 📆 9:30 - 16:00, 18 June 2026 🥾 Adstockfields Farm 👉 For more details head to: https://ow.ly/ozH050YwKbQ #CarbonStoreUK #TilhillForestry #WoodlandCarbonCode #ForestryFunding #RFSEvents #JoinUs

🌳 Selling woodland products is an excellent way to offset costs of management, but there is much to learn about doing it properly. 👉 https://rfs.org.uk/learning/so-you-own-a-woodland/ This free resource is part of Woods for Tomorrow kindly funded by the Forestry Commission. #FreeResource #Timber

🌳 Woodland Meetings in April! 👉 For more info about these events and many more head to www.rfs.org.uk/events. You can also find the full 2026 list of Woodland Meetings here: https://rfs.org.uk/about-us/rfs-divisions/ #WoodlandMeetings #RFSDivisions #JoinUs #GoneForesting #RFSEvents #ComingUp

🌳 Tree planting season has come to an end! ⭐ In the 2025-26 Tree Planting Season Teaching Trees planted over 3000 with keen school-age helpers! ⭐ Been planting this year? Share your experiences below! #TreePlanting #TreesForSchools #TeachingTrees #ForestEducation #OutdoorLearning #GrandTotal

One month to go! 🌳 “A fantastic day. Julian is a walking woodland encyclopaedia, very approachable and engaging.” 🥾 “Very informative course – a good mix of introductory information and practical field visits.” 👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/Sr6r50Yhuo1 #RFSEvents #Training #WoodlandManagement

⚠️ Sweet chestnut blight outbreak 🔴 New Demarcated Area established in Devon following detection of airborne spores. 🔴 Movement restrictions placed on susceptible sweet chestnut material to help contain the disease 🔴 Public urged to report suspected findings via TreeAlert 👉 GOV.UK

Last week Action Oak organised an insightful webinar to discuss the recent State of the UK's Oaks report. If you missed out you can catch up now: https://ow.ly/32cF50YwKEe #StateOfTheUKsOaks #NativeOaks #Threats #Conservation #OakSpecies #Webinar Forestry Commission Forest Research #StateOfTheUKsOaks#NativeOaks#Threats#Conservation#OakSpecies#Webinar#WoodlandTrust

Entries & nominations are open for the EIF Awards 2026 to be held at Sheepdrove Farm. The awards are one of the sector’s highest marks of achievement in forestry. For more info: https://ow.ly/VF8z50Y8HOi Thanks to sponsors #DuchyOfCornwall FSC UK #DuchyOfCornwall#PEFC #Savills #Tilhill #TreesPlease #WoodlandTrust