Policy Roundup – May & June 2025
Our policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news Welcome to the third bi-monthly Policy Roundup of 2025 from the Institute’s Technical Policy Manager, Caroline Harrison MICFor. Special Interest Groups Our Special Interest Groups continue to meet quarterly, including a new Special […]
Public opinion of forestry survey results published
Forest Research have today (Thursday 10 July) released the results of the Public Opinion of Forestry Survey 2025 for England and the UK, Scotland and Wales. The survey is carried out biennially, canvassing public attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues. Welcoming the findings, Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon commented: “It is really promising to see that […]
How do you use CAVAT?
The CAVAT Group are seeking to explore and understand how CAVAT is being used. They have launched a simple ‘Examples of Use’ form to enable people to submit their examples and are open to feedback on CAVAT, and recognise that through feedback and evaluation of its use and performance they will be able to evidence […]
Policy Roundup – January & February 2025
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news Welcome to the first Policy Roundup of 2025 with a newish year, two months in, from the Institute’s Technical Policy Manager, Caroline Harrison MICFor, who is now four months into the role. […]
Call for forestry and timber businesses to take part in sector wide surveys
Forestry and timber businesses across the UK are being asked to take part in an annual survey programme to collect data about the UK timber industry. The surveys are run by Forest Research, with the support of the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics. Results from the surveys are used to understand the state of the […]
Have your say on woodland management & protected species
Natural England and the Forestry Commission are working together to better understand the interactions between woodland management operations and protected species. Woodland managers have an important opportunity to demonstrate the measures they undertake already for protected species when carrying out woodland operations by responding to this survey. We are encouraging our members who are woodland […]
Leading UK forestry organisations launch webinar series on the challenges facing UK forest management
Forestry Facing the Future – leading UK forestry organisations launch essential webinar series on the challenges facing UK forest management The Forestry Commission and Institute of Chartered Foresters are bringing together a wide range of leading sector experts for a dynamic series of webinars that will examine in detail the key issues likely to […]
Policy Roundup – July 2024
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news UKFS e-learning This month we launched an accredited e-learning programme to help tree professionals get to grips with the latest edition of the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS), which comes into effect in […]
Understanding and supporting public access to woodlands
Are you a woodland owner, manager or forestry professional with views and experiences you could share with researchers about public access to woodlands? If so, you are invited to take part in the latest British Woodlands Survey exploring all aspects of public access to woodlands. This important new research in the respected national survey is […]
Trees, People and the Built Environment 5 – Post Event Tickets Now On Sale!
Following our fantastic two-day #TPBE5 conference in April this year, we’re delighted to offer post-event access to all conference content for those who couldn’t make it at the time. Accessible through our dedicated online conference platform, Pheedloop, these post-event ticket options offer access to all eight main sessions of the conference […]