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Forest Research has been involved in a project focusing on efforts to improve inclusivity in biosecurity practices by exploring how to integrate different knowledge systems into mainstream decision-making.

Forest Research has released the latest Accredited Official Statistics on woodland and forestry in the UK.

New research reviewing natural processes as a method for woodland creation has been published by Forest Research.

New research recommends a joined-up European network to monitor forests.

Forest Research, alongside the University of York, Fera Science and The Tree Council, have developed a practical, new, robust resource to help local authorities effectively measure the social and cultural values of trees in their area.
New research to understand the existing provision of public access to woodlands in England, as well as opportunities for increasing access, has been published by Forest Research.

Timber Price Indices data (to March 2025) and 2024 provisional figures for UK Wood Production and Trade have been released.  

Woodland owners and managers are being asked to take part in a new research project to monitor the health of oak trees across the UK.

Survey of 7,000 people conducted to find out about the public’s awareness and understanding of biosecurity and plant and tree health in the UK.

Planting woodland adjacent to established woodland or in large clumps is more likely to boost bird populations than random planting, modelling suggests.

Forest Research has announced that Dr Bianca Ambrose-Oji, currently Head of its Society and Environment Research Group, will succeed Professor Chris Quine FRSE as Chief Scientist from June 2025.

England’s non-woodland trees have been mapped for the first time, revealing these trees make up nearly one third of our nation’s tree cover.   

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