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

🌳 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