In this webinar, our researchers presented updates on their research into elm genomics, mapping, beetle behaviour, and the performance of disease-resistant elms. Our 2024/25 interns who worked on these projects also gave a short talk each.

This webinar was originally broadcast on 18 March 2025.

In this talk, Dr Joan Webber (Forest Research) presents research on beetle behaviour and the performance of Dutch elm disease-resistance elms. Read more about this research: Mapping the distribution and diversity of UK elm.

This talk was part of the ‘Elm Research Update’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 18 March 2025.

In this talk, Catherine Walter (Centre for Forest Protection Intern 2024/25) presents her research on mapping of UK elm. You can read more about Catherine’s internship research here.

This talk was part of the ‘Elm Research Update’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 18 March 2025.

In this talk, Professor Richard Buggs (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) presents research on the genomics of UK elm. Read more about this research: Mapping the distribution and diversity of UK elm – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Elm Research Update’ webinar broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 18 March 2025.

In this talk, Cas Gudgeon (Centre for Forest Protection Intern 2024/25) presents her research on seeking genes involved in Dutch elm disease (DED)- resistance using the family from a cross pollination. You can read more about Cas’ internship research here.

This talk was part of the ‘Elm Research Update’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 18 March 2025.

In this talk. Jack Travers (Centre for Forest Protection Intern 2024/25) presents his research on land manager perceptions of elm loss and restoration. You can read more about Jack’s internship research here.

This talk was part of the ‘Elm Research Update’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 18 March 2025.

In this webinar, our researchers presented their work on the predisposition of trees to diseases, looking at several case studies, and discussed the risks from Xylella fastidiosa. Our 2024/25 interns who worked on these projects also gave a short talk each.

This webinar was originally broadcast on 20 March 2025.

In this talk, Dr Nathan Brown (Forest Research) presents research on the predisposition of trees to disease. (Caveat: Whilst unlikely to change, all of the results presented were provisional at the time of the talk). Read more about this research: Using spatial modelling to understand environmental predisposition to tree diseases – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Susceptibility of British Trees to Pests and Diseases’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 20 March 2025.

In this talk, Jiaqi Wei (University of Birmingham PhD student) presents her research on assessing the potential impact of a bacterial pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, on British trees. Read more about this research: Assessing the potential impact of Xylella bacteria on UK trees – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Susceptibility of British Trees to Pests and Diseases’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 20 March 2025.

In this talk, Katy Cheung (Centre for Forest Protection Intern 2024/25) presents her research on comparing methods in detecting Xylella fastidiosa. You can read more about Katy’s internship research here.

This talk was part of the ‘Susceptibility of British Trees to Pests and Diseases’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 20 March 2025.

In this talk, Apoorva Perepogu (Centre for Forest Protection Intern 2024/25) presents her research exploring the genome of an ash tree that is less susceptible to ash dieback. You can read more about Apoorva’s internship research here.

This talk was part of the ‘Susceptibility of British Trees to Pests and Diseases’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 20 March 2025.

In this talk, Josh Sains (Centre for Forest Protection Intern 2024/25) presents his research on surveying plant-parasitic nematodes. You can read more about Josh’s internship research here.

This talk was part of the ‘Susceptibility of British Trees to Pests and Diseases’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 20 March 2025.

In this webinar, our researchers presented findings from two joint Forest Research and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew research projects. The first was our project exploring genetic and plastic adaptation of birch to different environments. The second compares genetic bottlenecks in planted and naturally colonised woodland on nearby sites and assesses tree health in the different types of woodland creation.

This webinar was originally broadcast on 24 March 2025.

​In this talk, Dr Domen Finžgar (Forest Research), Dr Rômulo Carleial & Phoebe Swift (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) present research on exploring genetic and plastic adaptation of birch to different environments. Read more about this research: Understanding the genetic basis of silver birch adaptation to local environments and disease – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Planting, Natural Colonisation, and Adaptation: Oak and Birch’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 24 March 2025.

In this talk, Dr Guillermo Friis (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and Nicola Cotterill (Forest Research) present research comparing genetic bottlenecks in planted and naturally colonised woodland on nearby sites and assessing tree health in the different types of woodland creation. Read more about this research: Evaluating genetic and environmental bottlenecks in planted and naturally colonised woodlands – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Planting, Natural Colonisation, and Adaptation: Oak and Birch’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 24 March 2025.

In this webinar, our researchers presented their results on using genetic methods to increase the economic resilience of conifer forestry.

This webinar was originally broadcast on 27 March 2025.

In this talk, Dr Jaz Stoddart (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) presents research on predicting the risks to non-native tree species from potential threats in the UK. Read more about this research: Predicting risk to non-native tree species from potential threats in the UK – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Genetic Research for Economically Resilient Forestry’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 27 March 2025.​

In this talk, Dr Rubén Manso & Thomas Baer (Forest Research) present research on using available genetic resources to build economic resilience: the case of Sitka spruce. Read more about this research: Identifying proxy measurements for drought tolerance in Sitka spruce – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Genetic Research for Economically Resilient Forestry’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 27 March 2025.​

In this talk, Dr Annika Perry (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) presents research on developing a simple and cheap method to predict host susceptibility in the field. Read more about this research: Infusing Dothistroma needle blight resilience into the Scots pine breeding population – Centre for Forest Protection.

This talk was part of the ‘Genetic Research for Economically Resilient Forestry’ webinar originally broadcast by the Centre for Forest Protection on 27 March 2025.