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

🌳 March brings a pop of colour with Common Dog-violets. They can be found in woodlands, hedgerows, and some heaths, and are a vital food sources for some of the UK's most threatened butterflies! 🦋 https://rfs.org.uk/learning/woodland-plant-i-d-guide/ #CommonDogViolets #ViolaRiviniana #LearningMore

🌳 Woodland Meetings in March! 👉 For more information 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 #RFSEvents #ComingUp

Report of the 2025 British Woodlands Survey published today exploring awareness, action and aspirations among Britain's forestry community relating to #environmentalchange @gabrielhemery.com @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social Read more and download: sylva.org.uk/bws

🌳Read the State of the UK's Oaks report 🌳 Action Oak’s new report outlines the pressures affecting the UK’s native oak trees and the emerging risks to the long‑term future of this iconic and ecologically important tree species. Read the report here https://ow.ly/1JLJ50YuKnl

This #NationalCareersWeek, Forestry Roots trainee, Lois Raines tells us why she swapped climate policy for the chainsaw. "I'm drawn to working in small woods because they facilitate a connection between the woodland ecosystem and the uses of timber in craft and construction."

🌳 Managing woodlands means understanding what species already exist there and which might support the environment and needs of the woodland. 👉 https://ow.ly/Ve1G50Y1exS #FreeResource #WoodlandManagement #SoYouOwnAWoodland #Learning Kindly funded by the Forestry Commission.

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

🌳 “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 now: https://ow.ly/Sr6r50Yhuo1 #RFSEvents #Training #WoodlandManagement

🌳 Managing diverse habitats to help woodlands survive and thrive takes work. Now you've looked we've got some suggestions to get you started, boost wildlife, production, etc. 👉 https://ow.ly/73c850Y1cAT #FreeResource #WoodlandManagement #SoYouOwnAWoodland Kindly funded by the Forestry Commission

🌲 Ready for your next move in forestry? Explore roles on the RFS Forestry Jobs Board from employers like Savills, the Forestry Commission & Robinson Forestry Ltd. Get fortnightly updates by becoming a member. 🌱 www.rfs.org.uk/jobs/ #ForestryJobs #Woodland #JoinUs

🌳 Woodland Plant of the Month In the February chill we're spotting Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) as beautiful white carpets: a great reminder that Spring is indeed on it's way! 🌱 Find more via: https://ow.ly/W8YW50Y164h #WoodlandPlantOfTheMonth #Snowdrop #GalanthusNivalis #February #LearningMore

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

⏰ Last chance to get Early Bird tickets for the next RFS Women in Forestry event! Prices go up midday tomorrow. 👉 https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/women-in-forestry-event-wales/ #WomenInForestry #Wales #Gathering #Networking #Inclusive 🌳🥾🏳️‍⚧️💪

🥾 A gathering for those in Forestry around the Wye Valley 🥧 Pie & Pint Night The Orepool Inn, Coleford 11th Feb 2026 Arrive 6:30pm Pie 7pm 👉 Reserve your seat: https://rfs.org.uk/pie-pint-night-orepool-inn/ by midnight 3rd Feb. #EveryInteractionMatters #CheckIn #TheDPJFoundation #Fuelwood

RFS Community Day at Charles Ackers Redwood Grove & Naylor Pinetum 📆 Saturday 28 February, 11am - 3pm ⏰Meet 10:30am at RFS Leighton car park Volunteers need long sleeves, trousers, boots/wellies, water, & lunch. Let us know you're coming: [email protected] #CommunityDay #Volunteering #RFSLeighton

A new year means some brand new Woodland Meetings hosted by our incredible regional Divisions. Find your local walks (or further if you fancy an adventure), and grab a chance to talk trees 🌳 https://rfs.org.uk/events-category/woodland-meetings/ #WoodlandWalks #RFSDivisions #BringYourFluffyFriend 🐕

🌳 No two woods are alike. Read a section of this free introductory guide to woodland management along with us each month to learn more about how to best manage your woodland. 👉 https://ow.ly/fCrK50Y1cjb #FreeResource #WoodlandManagement #SoYouOwnAWoodland Kindly funded by the Forestry Commission #FreeResource

⭐ DON'T MISS OUT! ⭐ Are you looking for a rewarding role close to home, with a friendly team, and a beautiful rural setting? We’d love to hear from you. 🌳 DEADLINE: SUNDAY 25TH JANUARY Find out more and apply: 👉 https://ow.ly/VtFU50Y16Ej #NewYearNewCareer #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #CharityJobs

🌳 Woodland Plant of the Month: Gorse (Ulex europaeus) In brilliant yellow it's one of only a few native plants that flower all year round - perfect for pollinators. 🐝 For more info: https://ow.ly/gjgQ50Y15S0 #WoodlandPlantOfTheMonth #Gorse #UlexEuropaeus #January #LearningMore

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

⭐Annual Study Tour: https://ow.ly/1TFv50XWHnK ⭐Women in Forestry: https://ow.ly/vQ2M50XWHnF ⭐Essential Guide to Caring for Your Woodland: https://ow.ly/QAUR50XWHnH ⭐The Woodland Carbon Code; https://ow.ly/Zccw50XWHnI #BookNow #MemberDiscounts #EarlyBirdPrices #RFSEvents #Training

🌳 NEW QJF FEATURED ARTICLE 🗺️ The Brechfa forest plots: results after 70 years by Adam Offler & Chris Reynolds 👉 Read: https://rfs.org.uk/insights-publications/quarterly-journal-of-forestry/qjf-featured-articles/ #QJF #TreeSpecies #DiversityMatters #PestsAndDiseases #TechnicalPaper #SiteAssessment

🔎✨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

🌳 Today try to show everyone a little extra kindness. Storm Goretti will have left damage and difficulties in it's wake. To everyone working outside today, assessing and fixing, and trying to make the best of it in the cold, please stay safe. #StormGoretti #StaySafe #CheckIn #CheckYourTone

🌳 New blog: Dr Tom Locatelli, climate change scientist at Forest Research, outlines how to protect your trees, improve resilience, & tools available to help. 👉 https://ow.ly/oNyx50XTox5 #StormGoretti #HighWinds #StormDamage #Resilience #FreeResources #GetPrepared #StormSeason #WoodlandManagement

🌲Do you want to help get passionate new trainees into the forestry industry in our successful Forestry Roots program? 👉 Apply below or contact our Careers team for more info: https://ow.ly/ofrH50XTnHL Deadline: 11th Feb #ForestryRootsHost #ForestryPathways #SectorGrowth #ApplicationsOpen

⭐ We’re hiring! ⭐ Join the Royal Forestry Society near Banbury as a Finance & Facilities Officer. Support our friendly team and help protect trees and woodlands across the UK 🌳 Apply: https://rfs.org.uk/jobs/finance-and-facilities-officer/ #BanburyJobs #OxfordshireJobs #CharityJobs #ForestryCareers

⭐ DEADLINE: 5TH! ⭐ Don't miss out on joining Action Oak as our new Researcher Coordinator! 🌳 Location: Remote 🌳 Salary: £27.6k 🌳 Contract: Part-time at 28hr p/w 🌳Interviews: 22nd & 26th Jan (online) Learn more: https://ow.ly/TlgZ50XNXb4 #ForestryJobs #ResearchCareers #UKForestry #NewYearNewCareer

⭐ END OF YEAR BONUS TREE TALK ⭐ Check out our very own Jen Turner (RFS Development Manager) in this webinar recorded for some of our corporate supporters with GreenTheUK on resilient tree planting for the future. https://ow.ly/kbAB50XMbWp #Resilience #TreePlanting #FutureTrees #TreeTalk #Webinar

"I would like to thank all our members & followers for your continued support... A special thank you to all our volunteers who help us run & support our activities across England, Wales, & Northern Ireland. With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!" ~ CEO Christopher Williams

🎁 As a festive special we offer you a host of recommendations from RFS and further afield. Whether you're listening on a walk, looking for something to read by the fire, or catching up on the latest blogs, there's something for everyone! #FestiveForestry #SeasonsGreetings #RFSRecommendations

🌳 Join us in 2026 for The Woodland Carbon Code: A Practical Guide to Carbon Funding for Woodland Owners With tutors David McCulloch (Head of CarbonStore) & Alex MacKinnon (Carbon Project Manager). 👉 For more details head to: https://ow.ly/PSbp50XM9LX #CarbonStoreUK #Tilhill #WoodlandCarbonCode

“As an RFS member, I was aware of the professional certification routes... The certificate offers a unique blend of theoretical learning with practical arborist competencies.” Leanne Ferris, Cert. Arb https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/testimonial-cert-arb/ #RFSCertifications #SaleNowOn #LearnMore

🌲New episode: Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests Join Chris, Jen, and Elle to help break through some of the myths. 🎧 Tune in, join the conversation, and subscribe now! https://ow.ly/XbkL50XL2it #GoneForesting #Conifers #NativeOrNot #JoinTheConversation #NotJustForChristmas

“Beating the large pine weevil, and other pests like it, is important in the fight against climate change." - RFS CEO, Christopher Williams 👉 https://ow.ly/J3re50XBREm #TreePests #Forestry #ClimateChange #PineWeevils #WoodlandManagement

⭐ We're hiring! ⭐ Join our friendly and dedicated team at our RFS office near Banbury and play your part to help protect trees and woodlands in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 🌳https://rfs.org.uk/jobs/finance-and-facilities-officer/ #RFSJobs #ForestryJobsBoard #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

🌳 "For over a century, the Wills family has cared for Miserden Estate, nurturing 344 hectares of woodland at the heart of the Cotswolds.... to ensure the woods thrive for generations to come." 🥾 https://ow.ly/5FPI50XCIkE #MiserdenEstate #WoodlandManagement #Sustainability

“He knows his way around all the woods like the back of his hand,” the estate notes. “That’s because he has planted most of these trees. Their care and welfare has always been his first priority.” 👉 https://ow.ly/jpEn50XBfjR #RFSAwards #LongService #TreePlanting #Estate #WoodlandManagement

"I'd like to recognise the entire 'trail‑blazing' cohort for their hard work and resilience..." 👉 https://ow.ly/9vBF50XBf85 Congratulations to all Professional Forester graduates at the University of Cumbria ! #StudentAwards #ProfessionalForester #Apprenticeship #ForestryCareers

🥾 Goodhart Bursary: help attending the RFS Annual Study Tour 🌳 Spencer Bursary: help attending RFS events 🌱 Viking Bursary: help study of forestry benefiting woodland management 🗺️ Randle Travel Bursary: help travel enhancing forestry knowledge #Bursaries #Forestry #WoodlandManagement #ApplyNow

🌱 "I took the bus to help on a volunteer day. I quickly realised that this was the right fit for me and I became instantly hooked!" - Amy Timms, Avon Needs Trees 👉 https://ow.ly/bye950XyFvA #NationalTreeWeek #TreePlanting #WoodlandCreation #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #EcoAction

⭐ We're hiring! Join Action Oak as our Researcher Coordinator. 🌳 Remote / optional bases 🌳 £27,600 🌳 Part-time contract 28 hrs p/w 🌳 Apply by: 5 Jan 2026 Learn more: https://ow.ly/gapZ50XyFip #ForestryJobs #EnvironmentalScience #Oaks #NativeTrees #ResearchCareers #NatureJobs #NationalTreeWeek

Check out our favourite Thors Day oak fact from Action Oak. You can find much more on their website www.actionoak.org plus oak-related blogs at www.rfs.org.uk! What's your favourite fact about the glorious Oak tree? Let us know! #ActionOak #ThorsDay #LightningStrikes #SacredOak #Quercus

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

🌲“I feel proud every time I tell a client I am an RFS-Certified Forester. It is more than a credential; it is a reflection of a lifetime’s work.” Get 50% off on applications this Black Friday! 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/I4xO50XwLV5 #Forestry #ProfessionalCertification #BlackFriday

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

Check out @actionoak.bsky.social's competition giveaway! "In this dazzling book, biodiversity expert Tillon narrates the story of the tree he calls Quercus... A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth."

🌳 It's National Tree Week! We will be proudly reposting Action Oak this week to show off their amazing work with one of the nation's favourite tree species. Check out their socials for the latest research, and much more! 🙂 Watch this space! #NationalTreeWeek #NTW25 #ActionOak #MoreToCome

🌱 Jemma's been out today with a great group of Year 5 and 6s: planting more than 100 mixed species at Bishop Lonsdale, Derby. 🌳 Trees bring so many benefits, and it was clear in the lesson that the children were excited to get to work #TreePlanting #OutdoorLearning #MixedSpecies #TeachingTrees