Stakeholders representing organisations from Scotland, England and Wales joined researchers at the Forest Research Northern Research Station on 26 November to help shape the next phase of our EXPLORATION project.
Milly Bell
Shaping understanding of Continuous Cover Forestry to reduce windthrow
On 29 October, “The Wind within the Trees” project held their first stakeholder workshop at Queen Elizabeth Forest Park near Aberfoyle in Scotland.
From Frosty Fields to Forest Resilience: Reviving the Scots Pine Breeding Programme
On a frosty November day, the Scots pine tree breeding team set out to collect pine cones for our ‘Infusing resilience into the Scots pine genetic resource’ project.
Communities and culture at the heart of ‘lost’ tree restoration
New research from the Centre for Forest Protection and University of St Andrews highlights the importance of considering social and cultural values when restoring ‘lost’ tree species.
New CFP interns hit the ground running!
At the start of October, we welcomed our fourth cohort of interns to the Centre for Forest Protection.
Phase 2: Highlights from Our First Biannual Meeting
In Nov 25, we held the first biannual meeting of CFP Phase 2, bringing together the CFP Core Team, Board Members, Defra and CFP Project Leads, researchers and collaborators.
Sweet Resilience: Growing a Career in Tree Genomics
PhD student, and former CFP intern, Phoebe Swift tells us about her route into a career in tree genomics…
A Future Filled with Trees: National Tree Week celebrates it’s 50th anniversary
Tomorrow (22 Nov) marks the start of National Tree Week 2025, the UK’s largest annual celebration of trees!
Speed Breeding Project Takes Root at Niab, East Malling
On 21 October, the team behind Centre for Forest Protection Phase 2 project ‘Speed Breeding Technologies for UK Broadleaved Trees’ held their first in-person meeting.
Goodbye and Hello – New Centre for Forest Protection Lead Appointed
The new Centre for Forest Protection (CFP) Lead joins us from The Tree Council.
Geoff Monck’s Mission to Save the Yew
Geoff Monck tells us about his research into the apparent long-term decline of ancient and veteran yew trees…
Upcoming event: Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange
Join us for the most significant forest and woodland research, policy and practice knowledge-exchange event in 2025!
New e-learning module available
Learn more about non-native pests and diseases, transmission pathways, biosecurity measures, and more in our second e-learning module.
Watch our Spring 2025 webinar series & intern talks
Earlier this year, we ran a series of webinars to showcase the results from some of our phase 1 research projects.
New CFP Research Published
Scientists from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Forest Research have today published a new study comparing the benefits of tree planting vs natural colonisation for future resilience of UK woodlands.
Survey for managers of mixed-species stands to contribute to research into drought resilience
As part of one of our new research projects, scientists at Forest Research are seeking practitioners who have experience of planting, managing or overseeing a tree species mixture to take part in a short survey.
Centre for Forest Protection Internship Vacancies – 2025/26 (CLOSED)
We are recruiting six new interns across Forest Research and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to work on a wide range of projects. Take a look to see if there is one for you!