Future Trees Trust

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It’s Red Squirrel Appreciation Day We stand with partners across the UK and Ireland working to protect our native squirrels Today’s highlights: @uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social webinar on how detection dogs support red squirrel recovery SSRS announce 250,000 + squirrel sightings.

News & events to celebrate #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay 2026 🐿️ Join our #webinar at 12:00 or Pow Hill Country Park stand, #CountyDurham, at 10:00. Celebrate #Scotland reaching 250,000 #squirrel records & record sightings for All #Ireland Survey. More info: mailchi.mp/0f3a5cab99a9/r…

Welcoming Stuart Atkinson to our Board of Trustees. Stuart brings deep financial governance and risk management expertise, strengthening our work to create resilient forests for future generations.

Invertebrates in the Urban Forest. Thursday 5 March Hyde Park learning Centre The Forest Invertebrate Special Interest Group & Royal Parks, will explore the complex ecological relationships between urban trees & their associated invertebrate communities. royensoc.co.uk/event/inverteb…

Great opps through @UKSquirrelAcc 1️⃣ Red Squirrel Entry Level Officer: 10month traineeship. D-line 25 Jan. 🐿️ lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-lev… 2️⃣ Green Skills Symposium: CPD event (29 Jan) on human wildlife coexistence york.ac.uk/business/cpd/s…

Back in the field for 2026! 🌳 From the Living Ash Project to Coast Redwoods, we’re advancing the science of resilient forests. We are also fundraising for our National Centre at Buscot & Coleshill to showcase forestry’s role in climate action. 🏗️

Entry Level Officer traineeship available with @Lancswildlife & #RedSquirrel Recovery Network. Would suit a motivated individual looking to start a career in protection & support of #wildlife & people. Deadline 25 #January2026. #jobs #Lancashire More info lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-lev…

The UK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have published an external review of Kew Science 2021-2025. I am grateful that the use of genomics to identify the acquisition of resistance to ash dieback disease in natural woodland populations was identified as a highlight. sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails…

Residents in the Oak Processionary Moth Established Area who have four oak trees or fewer can apply for our grant to help fund the spraying of trees in spring. Applications are open until 5pm on Friday 30 January 2026: #funding-and-support-for-oak-with-opm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">gov.uk/guidance/manag… #TreeHealth

Wishing you a Christmas full of cheer and a new year that’s firmly rooted in good things 🌳✨ Here’s to strong trees, thriving woodlands, and exciting growth in 2026! #MerryChristmas #FutureTreesTrust #Broadleaves

🌳 Innovation & Collaboration in 2025 From emergency watering ops (4,000L a day!) to global learning at @IUFRO + new seed sourcing grants with @ForestryComm – Ollie Stock shares a year of resilience and research at the Trust. Read the full blog ➡ futuretrees.org/news-and-insig…

Our team visited Whitfield Estate to advance oak propagation. 🌳 We’re preparing graftwood collections to fill gaps in our clonal seed orchard—essential for improving oak genetics in UK woodlands. Working with @UniofNottingham on novel methods to cut rootstock issues.

🪵🔥If you're involved in the harvesting, processing, transport, import or trade of firewood in Scotland, please complete our firewood industry survey to help protect Scotland’s trees. 👇ow.ly/W1GH50XG9g3 🤝 Research led by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, in partnership with Forest Research, Sylva Foundation, Cromarty Firth Watershed Environmental Trust, and Sarah McLusky research events and facilitation. Funded by @PlantHealthScot.

The @Mammal_Society Mammal Champion Awards 2026 are open for nominations. Nominate yourself, another or a group for an award in recognition of efforts to help monitor, protect & restore #mammals in the UK. Deadline 19 #January2026. #redsquirrels Form: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Looking for a meaningful Christmas gift for the forester or woodland professional in your life? Our technical guide, “Oak: Fine Timber in 100 Years”, is the definitive resource for growing high-quality oak within a century. Order now from our shop: futuretrees.org/shop/

Tree planting season is underway, with colder temperatures and soil moisture levels offering dormant trees the best conditions for planting. If you’re planting trees this winter, read our NEW blog of tips to help your woodland creation project take root: forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/01/8-t…

Our friends at @ActionOak are hiring! 🌳 Join them as Research Coordinator and help protect the UK’s iconic oak trees through science and collaboration. 📍 Part-time | 💼 Hosted by @royal_forestry 📅 Apply by 5 Jan 2026 👉actionoak.org/news/research-… #ForestryJobs #PlantHealth

We’re proud to be one of 12 projects funded by @ForestryComm’s Tree Production Innovation Fund. Our Supersizing Broadleaves 2 project explores root architecture & mycorrhizal associations to improve broadleaf establishment. Full list: gov.uk/government/pub…

🌱 PhD Opportunity: Help Secure the Future of Ash Trees Our Living Ash Project partner Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with Queen Mary University of London, is recruiting a PhD student to study how ash trees adapt to threats like ash dieback. 📌 Apply now: trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/under…