Calendar
Upcoming events
RFS South Eastern Division
Visit to Great Thorndean Wood, near Warninglid, to look at restoring ancient ghyll woodland and managing broadleaf plantations.
RFS Southern Division
Visit to Bradley Wood to look at management of Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland (ASNW).
RFS South Western
Ladock and Arrallas Wood - Duchy of Cornwall (Truro). Multi-purpose commercial forestry, restocking and diversifying following removal of diseased larch.
RFS North Western
The Coppice Co-op and Gait Barrows NNR, Milnthorpe. We will look at coppice restoration and management, products and traditional crafts.
The Woodland Carbon Code: A Practical Guide to Carbon Funding for Woodland Owners
David McCulloch, Head of CarbonStore and Alex MacKinnon, Carbon Project Manager, CarbonStore - bring you a comprehensive guide to every aspect associated with securing carbon funding through the Woodland Carbon Code.
RFS Herefordshire Division
RFS Midlands
Boothby Wildlands and Boothby Wood. This is a two venue visit. A morning guided tour with Nattergal at their Boothby Wildlands rewilding pilot site, followed by an afternoon visit to the adjacent Forest Enterprise-managed land.
RFS Yorkshire Division
Ings Farm, Timble. Kindly hosted by Regen Future Co, this farm incorporates diverse agroforestry techniques, promoting both productivity and ecological resilience.
Planning to planting: Getting trees in the ground
Join us for the third event in our 'Planning to planting' series.
Learn how to get trees in the ground – from understanding your EWCO (England Woodland Creation Offer) agreement to working with tree nurseries and contractors.
Chaired by our South East and London Area Director, Peter Coles, our speakers are:
- Shaun Purkiss-McEndoo, who will share his experience of planting as Head Forester at Zetland Estates in North Yorkshire
- Mark Outhwaite, Partnerships and Expertise Manager, who will cover the practicalities of working with contractors and how to prepare your soil and trees for planting
- Louise Alexander, Incentives Development National Team Manager, who will share when to submit claims and what documentation to keep
This practical session is aimed at landowners and land managers who are interested in the process of planting trees, whether you are looking to plant in winter 26/27 or at a later date.
Presentations will be followed by a Q&A.
RFS Oxon & Bucks
Hardwick Estate. We'll look at the practice of irregular silviculture in Chiltern beech woodland.
RFS South Wales
Elan Valley Visitor Centre, Rhayader. Hosted by NRW/Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, we'll look at Celtic rainforest management a year after Storm Darragh.
RFS North Western
Holker Hall Estate Woodlands, Cark-in-Cartmel. We will look at CCF, re-stocking, public engagement and landscape scale deer management.
RFS Midlands
Blatherwycke Estate, Peterborough. We will look at traditional lowland estate management including riparian management and other environmental stewardship schemes and projects.
RFS South Eastern Division
RFS North West Midlands Division
RFS Yorkshire
Thorpe Trees, Ouseburn. Evening event. Visit to leading specialist tree nursery which produces over 3 million bare rooted trees and hedging plants each year. We will enjoy a guided tour of Thorpe Trees, a third generation family business, widely recognised as a major grower in the North of England.
RFS South Eastern Division
RFS Oxon & Bucks Division
RFS Northern Ireland Division
Ballytrim Sawmills and Estate. Hosted by the Cunningham family, we will visit the sawmill and discuss afforestation and Estate management. Visit to include Divisional AGM.
RFS South Western
Trevague and Trebartha - Patrick Latham (Lewannick). AM: 12 ha of 25-year-old farm woodland at Trevague. PM: Woodland gardens and Champion Trees at Trebartha.