Forest Research LUES Group

Our first @Forest_Research LUES field trip since 2019 and it's great to see how the group has grown 🌱 We've had an influx of brilliant new staff as we embark on several new projects... Exciting times! #luesnews

🌳 What are the ecological consequences of creating and restoring #forest ecosystems? Data shows woodland plants benefit from larger and structurally complex #woodland creation sites Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @WrENproject @emilyhwaddell @watts_km @KirstyJPark

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RTZFX8EC… Check out our new paper. A little opinion article on how the "fragmentation per se" debate does not neatly map onto restoration scenarios! Or maybe it does? Feel free to disagree 🤔 @watts_km

📣 Ecology/environment job alert! We are looking for maternity cover for my #SpatialEcology / #LandscapeEcology role with the friendly @FR_LUES team @Forest_Research 🌳 Work on exciting & collaborative applied research! Closes 31 Jan. Please RT! civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

🌳 Land managers, what are your views on expanding tree cover? Fill in our online survey to help inform our research: 📢 ow.ly/SuzO50Qk6RJ This will help inform research focused on tree cover expansion through #TreePlanting and #NaturalColonisation. @StirUni @reheatRT

🚨 FUNDED PHD ALERT🚨 Apply for a PhD gathering empirical evidence of ecological time-lags with @watts_km, @nanimuelbert and me @GeogBham The successful candidate would have the chance to build on existing theoretical work led by the team. centa.ac.uk/studentship/20…

@guyshrubsole @RoadsXR @IrishRainforest @BenGoldsmith @RewildingB @sophiepavs @isabella_tree @Forest_Research @watts_km @clare_pinches @TonyJuniper @RobGMacfarlane While seeds can go a long way, this study showed “that natural colonization is a highly variable, slow process in agricultural landscapes, restricted to a narrow fringe around existing forests & trees (105 m; 95% CI: 70–174 m, within ca 19 yrs)” @watts_km onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re…

Interested in developing in-demand skills in #SpatialComputing and #RStats. Why not apply for our 6 month internship @Forest_Research forestprotection.uk/intern-ad to model susceptibility to tree diseases. @FR_LUES and @FR_CCRG would love to find more people with these skills!

If Petra has inspired you, why don't you apply to join us at @Forest_Research @fr_lues! We have two Spatial Scientist positions available - deadline August 20th: forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/caree… #sciencejobs #greenjobs

Check out this brilliant "A Day in the Life of a Landscape Ecologist" piece by @Forest_Research @FR_LUES's Petra Guy in the recent @ialeUK newsletter: bitly.ws/Pqhf Petra followed her passion for mycorrhizal fungi and happily swapped physics for woodland ecology 👩‍🔬🌳

Spatial scientist job alert @Forest_Research! The @FR_LUES research group are recruiting TWO 24-month spatial scientists to work on exciting applied research projects on biodiversity & other ecosystem services - Spatial Scientist x2 - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK

🚨LAST CHANCE🚨 to help steer research on development and ancient woodlands! What information is needed to better protect these key habitats whilst supporting responsible development? 🌳🏗️ Complete our survey by close of Sunday (25th June): reading.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/awdev-survey

📣Development / construction industry - we need your input too! What evidence & guidance are most needed to inform decisions around development and ancient woodlands? @CIRIAupdates @CECANational @UK_BCSD @HS2ltd @networkrail @NationalHways Please RT

Join @ialeUK's #LandscapeConnections webinar tomorrow to hear why, how and where @NatResWales are delivering #NatureNetworks in Wales

Please help by completing our short (11 questions) anonymous survey and promoting it within your expert networks: reading.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/awdev-survey

@ReadingBioSci student Mel Roach @HazelTree20's is central to the project. She'll start her field study next year, following the RPE.

We need your expert input!🌳 What evidence is needed to improve decision making around development and ancient woodlands? Please fill out our survey and help to steer research to inform better ancient woodland protection and responsible development! 👇 reading.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/awdev-survey