by Milly Bell | Nov 25, 2025 | News
Background The Centre for Forest Protection (CFP) was launched in May 2022. Since then, a first phase of research projects (2022-2025) have been complete and outputs are beginning to be published, with many more to come. In April 2025, Phase 2 of the CFP began, with...
by Milly Bell | Nov 24, 2025 | Blog
PhD student, and former intern with the Centre for Forest Protection, Phoebe Swift tells us about her route into a career in tree genomics… Where it began… Having grown up in the rural Cotswolds, I have always been surrounded by nature – from dense...
by Milly Bell | Nov 21, 2025 | News
What is National Tree Week? Now in its 50th year, National Tree Week, from The Tree Council and partners, marks the traditional start of the winter tree planting season. At this time of year, young trees are dormant and so experience the least stress when being placed...
by Milly Bell | Nov 13, 2025 | News
This project relies on a multi-year experiment comparing how three different tree species (Silver birch, Ash and Oak) respond to specialised ‘speed breeding’ growth conditions, compared to young trees which are being grown continuously under ambient polytunnel...
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 throughout her role as CFP Lead. We want to wish Louise the very best in her new role as Executive Director for the British Society for...
