Contact Us

Main Office

Our Registered Office is at:

102 High Street
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 4AF
tel: 01442 822028
fax: 01442 890395
e-mail: rfshq@rfs.org.uk

We are a Registered Charity (No. 306093) and also a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England & Wales (No. 5306975). Our VAT registration number is 697 9058 62.

Normal office hours are 9 to 5, Monday to Friday.
Our specialist library is housed at the Tring office.

Our permanent staff comprises Dr John Jackson - Chief Executive; Linda Clements - Office Manager; Debbie Cotton - Education Officer; Linda Levy - Typist; and our Membership Department (t: 01442 470 060; membership@rfs.org.uk).

Honorary Officers

Our Honorary Officers are elected at the AGM each May.

  • President: Nick Halsey from Hertfordshire
  • Vice-President: Sir Jack Whitaker from Nottinghamshire
  • Chairman: Andrew Woods from Worcestershire
  • Treasurer: Paul Whittle from Essex

Each of our 21 Divisions has an elected Honorary Secretary who is a key player in organising local events such as outdoor meetings. Each Division has a Chairperson and a local Committee.

Lesley Trotter, who can be contacted on rfshq@rfs.org.uk, edits our popular Quarterly Journal of Forestry, free to all RFS members.

Our Publisher is:
Geerings of Ashford Limited
Cobbs Wood House
Chart Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1EP
tel: 01233 633366
fax: 01233 665713
e-mail: print-sales@geerings.co.uk

They deal with advertising and library subscriptions for our Quarterly Journal of Forestry too.

Melanie Thompson edits our website and RFS E-news for members. Wendy Necar of Write Now is our freelance Communications Officer. Both can be contacted through rfshq@rfs.org.uk