by Milly Bell | Oct 14, 2025 | News
We recently said goodbye to Louise Gathercole (L) who was instrumental in the establishment of the CFP and its success so far. We want to wish Louise the very best in her new role as Executive Director for the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP), and...
by Milly Bell | Oct 7, 2025 | Blog
As an evergreen tree, the yew is symbolic of everlasting life and rebirth. It was held sacred by Druids in pre-Christian times, and came to symbolise death and resurrection for the ancient Celts which continued into the Christian era; yew branches were carried on Palm...
by Milly Bell | Sep 29, 2025 | News
Britain’s Forest Future: Research Practice Exchange Calling all foresters, woodland managers, ecologists, farmers and those involved in growing and managing the UK’s treescapes. Join us for Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange: 📍...
by Milly Bell | Sep 5, 2025 | News
We are pleased to announce the launch of our second e-learning module. Following on from our first module ‘Meet the threats’, which gave an overview of the risks and challenges that non-native pests and pathogens present to trees, this new module,...
by Milly Bell | Sep 3, 2025 | News
Researchers from Forest Research, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and collaborators presented their work on elms, predisposition to disease, how trees adapt, comparisons of diversity between planted and naturally colonised new woodlands, and genetic methods to improve...
