Forest Research

🔎✨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

💡New findings from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) highlight who owns Britain’s woodlands and how that land is held across England, Scotland and Wales. 🔗Read the full report: ow.ly/2pY050XKZ3p

🔎 The latest report draws on an NFI questionnaire survey of woodland owners, providing updated estimates of woodland area by ownership and property type.

🌳One key insight: Around 1.1 million hectares of woodland in Great Britain are privately owned by individuals, accounting for 37% of the total woodland area.

🤝Understanding woodland ownership is crucial for shaping effective forestry policy, supporting sustainable management, and delivering environmental benefits at scale.

#UKWoodland #ForestResearch

This week (15–18 December), Forest Research staff are attending the @BritishEcolSoc Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, taking part in a wide range of presentations, workshops and discussions that reflect the breadth of modern ecological science. 💚

Find out more: ow.ly/HySV50XKQuA

#BES #ForestResearch #Ecology

Only nine conifer species make up almost all UK commercial forests. Sitka spruce accounts for over half of all timber harvested.

Read more: ow.ly/TmaZ50XGNkE

To boost resilience to climate change, Forest Research and partners (@ForestryLS & @ForestryEngland) planted 17 emerging species across nine large trial sites. Early results are now published, led by Principal Scientist Dr Ian Willoughby.