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Forestry Thumbnail Mental health benefits of visiting UK woodlands estimated at 185 million

Mental health benefits of visiting UK woodlands estimated at £185 million

 4th December 2021

Visits to the UK’s woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually, our landmark report finds.

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 24th November 2021

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Expert Committee on Forest Science Welcomes New Member

 1st October 2021

Expert Committee on Forest Science Welcomes New Member Professor Darren Evans

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Forest Research Launches Climate Change Factsheet Series

 28th January 2021

Forest Research has today (Thursday 28th January 2021) launched the first in a series of factsheets exploring the effects of climate change on our trees and woodlands. Aimed at practitioners, the...
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New Heads of Centres Announced

 26th January 2021

Forest Research has appointed a new Head of Centre for Sustainable Forestry and Climate Change and Head of Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity. Emily Brennan joins FR as Head of...
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New Voice For The Forestry Profession

 15th July 2020

Dr Helen McKay OBE FICFor has been appointed as the new Chief Forester for Scotland. In her new role, she will provide technical and professional advice on forestry matters to Scottish...
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England’s first reintroduced Pine Martens have kits

 13th July 2020

Combined efforts to bring pine martens back to the Forest of Dean have just reached a major milestone – a number of recently released females have given birth to offspring. The...
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Views sought on the National Forest Inventory

 17th June 2020

A survey to support an independent review of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) has been launched today, Wednesday 17 June 2020. The survey calls on landowners, forestry and woodland professionals, and...
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Pioneering project to tackle ash dieback launches International Year of Plant Health

 17th January 2020

On Friday 17 January, the government’s Chief Plant Health Officer, Nicola Spence, accompanied by Forest Research’s Chris Reynolds, visited the project to plant one of the last trees in the...
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New Mental Health First Aid Network within Forest Research

 10th October 2019

We have recently developed a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Network, and now have 21 trained Mental Health First Aiders spread across the UK.

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Forest Research and British Forests: The Forestry Commission 1919-2019

 7th October 2019

To mark the centenary of the Forestry Commission, “British Forests: The Forestry Commission 1919-2019” was published this summer.  Research features prominently in the story of the Commission and contributors to...
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New Head of IFOS is Announced

 15th February 2019

Nicol Sinclair has been announced as the new Head of IFOS from 1st July 2019. He will be taking over from Peter Weston, who is retiring after a long and...