Click here to read: CFP Newsletter – Summer 2026

Research updates

• New CFP publication highlights evidence gaps on grey squirrel damage in British woodlands
• Collaborative workshop sets direction for future UK Forest Sector Modelling

Education and training

• New training module on the role of genetics in tree health and forest resilience
• Bangor University and Centre for Forest Protection module tackles UK and global forest health crisis

News and events

• Upcoming CFP webinar series to showcase PhD research
• Highlights from Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange

Blog

• Drought declared in parts of the UK: how CFP research is tackling this tree health threat
• From cones to canopy: Reviving Scots pine for the future

Sector news and resources

• Be counted – take part in the Forestry Workforce Census
• New forestry event series Talking Forestry at APF Show 2026
• Forest Research announces major forest science conference in Edinburgh
• New £3 million Centre to help grow healthy gardens
• Kew Wakehurst celebrates five years of Nature Unlocked programme
• and further partner news.

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Click here to read: CFP Newsletter – Winter 2025/26

Research updates

• New CFP and University of St Andrews research highlights the importance of considering social and cultural values when restoring ‘lost’ tree species.
• Shaping understanding of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) to reduce windthrow
• Shaping UK drought research priorities through co-design

Education and training

• New interns hit the ground running!
• Master’s degree module in Forest Protection

News and events

• Royal Society of Biology – Bioscience Careers Day: ‘Future skills for tomorrow’s biologists’

Blog

• From frosty fields to forest resilience: reviving the Scots pine breeding programme
• Sweet resilience: growing a career in tree genomics

Further resources

• Forest Research news
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew news
• Forestry Commission blog
• Forestry England news
• Royal Forestry Society (RFS) news

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Click here to read: CFP Newsletter – Autumn 2025

Research Updates

• New CFP research shows that a combination of both planted and naturally colonised new woodlands is likely to be best for maintaining genetic diversity
• Closing soon: Survey for managers of mixed-species stands to contribute to research into drought resilience

Education and Training

• Take part in our new training module: ‘Reducing risks for resilient trees’
• Hear our 2024/25 interns discuss their research and experiences

Blog

• Geoff Monck’s Mission to Save the Yew

News and Events

• Goodbye and Hello – New Centre for Forest Protection Lead
• Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange

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Click here to read: CFP Newsletter – Summer 2025 (Part 2)

• Webinar Recordings

• Project Survey

• Save the Date: Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange

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Click here to read: CFP Newsletter – Summer 2025

Funding News

• New CFP research projects

Education and Training

• Internship opportunities
• Professional and technical training

Events

• Save the Date: Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange

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