RFS events - a woodland cornucopia

From the practical to the theoretical, and even the historic – this year’s programme of events announced by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) covers a broad spectrum of forestry issues.

People who are interested in deer management and/or game keeping can head to meetings in Arnside, Cumbria; Appleton Le Moors in Yorkshire; Oakham in Leicestershire and Horsmonden in Kent.

If wildlife conservation is top of your agenda, local RFS Divisions will be looking at silviculture, butterflies and grazing in Eastbourne; there will be talks on nature conservation in woodlands and forests in Wrexham; the spotlight falls on ravine woodlife and nationally important species in the Wye Valley and switches to nature conservation in Kingsbridge, Devon.

Restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) is the focus in Grizedale Forest, Cumbria; Appleton Le Moors, Yorkshire; Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire and Earls Colne, in Essex.

Biomass, broadleaved management, community woodlands and restocking, continuous cover systems, coppice management, forestry research, first thinnings, making woods pay, management of parklands, medieval timber construction, mixed forestry, Napoleonic Oaks, owning a seed stand, planting difficult sites, red needle blight, sawmilling, veteran trees and historic landscapes are just a few of the other topics covered throughout the spring, summer and autumn.

RFS chief executive Dr John Jackson said: “Between them, our 21 local Divisions organise a fantastic array of meetings and talks which are open to RFS members across the country, and, by arrangement, to members of the public. These meetings enable us to tap into a very rich vein of expertise across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.”

To view the full calendar of events visit www.rfs.org.uk/involved/event.