Chris Quine

"The Trust’s mission closely aligns with two subjects I am very passionate about: environmental research and teaching/training of the next generation of scientists." In our July #MeetTheTrustees interview, Professor Ioly Kotta-Loizou explains why she became a Trustee of The Scottish Forestry Trust.

Culture shift begins with real-world conversations. In this blog post, Katherine Giles, Evolving Forests' Sustainable Timber Specialist, reflects on The Future Of Timber project funded by The Scottish Forestry Trust. www.scottishforestrytrust.org.uk/news/2025/ju...

Lady Park Wood Handover — ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST - Andrew Hacket-Pain (Liverpool University) writes about the handover of the Lady Park Wood long-term experiment.

We have a new #blog:

@andrewhacket-pain.bsky.social wrote a blog on the handover of Lady Park Wood (Wales/ England) from George Peterken to a new academic team at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social & @liverpooluni.bsky.social.

Read it here: bit.ly/4eoChUS

#Woodland #LongTermExperiment #LTE 🌎

European Forest Institute - Head of Research The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an international organisation with 30 member countries and around 130 Associate and Affiliate member organisations.  EFI undertakes forest research and policy su

We are seeking Head of Research!

This position offers a unique #opportunity to work within a stimulating #international environment in one of the Institute’s #senior #leadership positions.

All details and how to apply: careers.efi.int/o/head-of-re...

This week, Dr Gail Atkinson, Head of Climate Science spoke to the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt, about how our trees, woodlands and forests are being impacted by climate change

Find out more: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/head-of...

#ClimateChange #ForestResearch @forestrycommission.bsky.social

Fantastic! Well deserved recognition after some excellent work, showing determination and dedication!

Fantastic opportunity to join a great team based at our Northern Research Centre near Edinburgh. If GHG fluxes are you thing do take a look...

Professor David Burslem, "The recent Bursary Student Symposium highlighted the Trust’s role in supporting the next generation of forest scientists. The strength of this emerging cohort provides reassurance of the Trust’s reach and significance." www.scottishforestrytrust.org.uk/about-the-tr...

Excited to see our recent paper on ‘Spillovers and legacies of land management on temperate woodland biodiversity’ on the front cover of @natecoevo.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Just sharing our flyer for our fantastic event this August…..do come and see us if you can!
#visitscotland #stirlingshire #universityofstirling #printmaking #affordableart

Think globally, act locally: Temperate rainforest – how do we best research and conserve a globally distributed habitat? What's on at the University of Plymouth: Think globally, act locally: Temperate Rainforest, how do we best research and conserve a globally distributed...

Interested in Temperate Rainforests Globally 🌧️🌳- come to this webinar www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/thi...

🌲 #PhD opportunity with Forest Research and
@HeriotWattUni to study the role of woodland restoration in landslide hazard reduction.

⏰ Apply by 20 June
📅 Starts in September 2025
🏔️ Research location: Rest and be thankful pass
🔗 Read more and apply: ow.ly/Il3n50W3YHl

Join Forest Research as Head of the Society and Environment Research Group.

📍 Hampshire, Edinburgh or Bristol
🗓️ Apply by 11 June 2025

🔗 Find out more and apply: ow.ly/W9YP50VZXtI

#ScienceLeadership #ForestResearch #JobAlert

Heading towards peak Peony!

A range of opportunities across FR available now!

In 2022, Marta, Kristof and I started a tradition, gathering researchers of wooden cultural heritage for a hugely successful conference in Amsterdam, From Forests to Heritage. FF2H continued with a second meeting in Helsinki 2024.
now this: From Forest to Heritage 3 will be in Austria 🏺🌳💍

📊 Our latest research updates 10-year-old data on public access to trees and woodlands. Spending time in nature has huge benefits for health & wellbeing - but how accessible are England’s woodlands?

Find out more: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145635-...

Funded by Defra.
#EnglandsWoodlands

📢Hot off the press!

✨The #IUFRO2024 World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, was a landmark event that integrated scientific exchange, policy dialogue, and networking, emphasizing sustainability, diversity, inclusion, and equity in forestry.

📖 Final report: ➡️ www.iufro.org/publications...

🚨 We have a range of exciting roles available — from ecology and fieldwork to finance, project management, and internal communications

📅 Deadlines: 18–26 May 2025
📍 Various UK locations

👉 Find out more and apply: forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/car...

#ForestResearchJobs #JoinOurTeam

🌷Happy National Plant Health Week 🌷

@planthealthscot.bsky.social are part of this national effort to ensure plant health is protected in Scotland

planthealthcentre.scot/news/nationa...

#PlantHealthWeek #Scotland #PlantHealth #Research

@thebotanics.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Thanks Luke - for those kind words - and how good it was to meet in person after linking only via social media. I have been very fortunate to have had such meaningful work, a supportive organisation and wonderful colleagues/collaborators. Exciting & important times ahead for professional foresters.

🌟Open call for plant health research 🌟

The Plant Health Centre has £50,000 available for 2 research projects on focused on plant health in Scotland

Apply now www.planthealthcentre.scot/call-for-pro...

@thebotanics.bsky.social @srucnews.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk

Can the spatial targeting of woodland creation boost bird populations? - Forest Research

Modelling in partnership with Stirling Uni, Uni of Glasgow & RSPB Science suggests that planting next to existing woodland is likely to be much more effective in boosting woodland bird populations than planting in isolated patches or small clumps.

More ➡️ www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145043-...

Spillovers and legacies of land management on temperate woodland biodiversity Nature Ecology & Evolution - Data on beetle, bird, plant and mammal occupancy of woodland sites in UK agricultural landscapes demonstrate how contemporary spatial spillovers and legacies of...

🌳 Nature remembers. 🌿
Happy to share our new paper showing that where species live today isn't just about where habitats are - it's also about what happened there before. 🕰️ rdcu.be/eiVZE @watts-km.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk @tfinch.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

A fuel type map of the Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland region representing conditions before the forest fire (lower map). The upper map shows the fuel types in the burned area. The bark beetle-infested forests cover 17.6% of the study region (dark red).

Effect of bark beetle disturbance on fire dynamics in Central Europe 🪲🔥

Beetz et al. found that forest stands with previous bark beetle infestations had larger areas of very high burn severity and more extreme fire intensities than most other fuel types.

Read more here 👇
doi.org/10.1093/fore...

Congratulations to the Scottish Forestry Trust on their continued support for PhD bursaries- an impressive cohort of current and recent students gave topical and insightful presentations.

Delighted to see this appointment!!

England’s non-woodland trees mapped and available freely for the first time - Forest Research

🌳 A new free Trees Outside Woodland (#TOW) map is now available, identifying lone trees, groups of trees, and small woodlands across England.

This resource will:
✔️ Enhance monitoring
✔️ Inform planning
✔️ Guide canopy expansion

🔗 Explore the map: ow.ly/iVX850VutTa

#TreeMapping #ForestResearch

Investigating the timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain - Forest Research

New research in partnership with @edinburghnapier.bsky.social identifies emerging tree species that could offer promising timber production in future.

🔗 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/144588-...

#ForestResearch #SustainableForestry #TimberInnovation #TreeDiversity #WoodProperties

Announcement of the Silvicultural Prize 2024. Text reads: Dr Tzeng Yih Lam, Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia. A quote by Lam reads: We are genuinely delighted and are very grateful to the journal Forestry and the ICF for selecting our work for the Silvicultural Prize. It reaffirms our belief that interdisciplinary approach and collaboration promotes creativity in our search for solutions to complex challenges in forest management.”

🌲 Silvicultural Prize 2024 🌲

We are excited to share that the winner of the 2024 Silvicultural Prize is Dr Tzeng Yih Lam from The University of British Columbia (UBC)!

Read more about the Silvicultural Prize and Dr Tzeng Yih Lam here 👇

charteredforesters.org/dr-tzeng-yih...