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Ian Parsons reacts over on Bluesky to our review of his book in the new edition of Scottish Forestry journal

Scottish Forestry journal's Summer 2025 edition is now available to members by logging in to the @RSFS1854 website rsfs.org.uk/index.php/curr…. Woodlots, sycamore nurse species trials and invasive non-natives are among the subjects covered, as well as the RSFS annual study tour 2025.

@JamesJonesGroup Articles include a look at Scottish woodlots, a study on growing sycamore with nurse species, and a look at lessons for Scotland on the way Cambodia and the Balkans approach the problem of invasive non-native species.

If you're wondering about our cover, it shows the @JamesJonesGroup sawmill at Aboyne, which RSFS members visited on this year's annual study tour. You can join the society at rsfs.org.uk/index.php/memb…

The Summer 2025 edition of the RSFS's Scottish Forestry journal will be published online shortly - watch this space. RSFS members get exclusive access to the web version by logging in to the website - hard copies will hit doormats in the next couple of weeks.

From today I'll be asking all our contributors and contractors to stop using @WeTransfer with immediate effect.

With concerns about Scottish wildfires to the fore in this week's dry, high-risk conditions, we're making open-access three articles on wildfire: our report from the recent UK wildfire conference, plus two pieces from the journal's archive. rsfs.org.uk/index.php/comp… @RSFS1854

If you have a proposal for an article in Scottish Forestry journal, get in touch via editor[AT]rsfs.org.uk.

Congratulations to all, and thanks to our judging panel - Carol Crawford, David Henderson-Howat and Angela Douglas - who reported it was a particularly high quality year with strong competition.

We've just announced the winners of the Scottish Forestry journal awards 2024. Amanda Bryan won the Neil Findlay Memorial prize, and the late Bill Mason took the Sir George Campbell trophy. @RSFS1854 @UHI_Inverness @Forest_Research

⚠️A very high wildfire warning is in place across central and south-west Scotland. Moving to low-lying areas on Thursday and Central Highlands on Friday. An EXTREME wildfire warning will cover all low-lying areas in Scotland on Friday.⚠️ Read more: bit.ly/4kvU4wb

We'd very much welcome seeing your Eowyn storm pictures, particularly those of forests and trees - they could make it into our January gallery - email editor@rsfs.org.uk. You can see all our @RSFS1854 galleries so far at rsfs.org.uk/index.php/gall…

Read by foresters, land managers and owners, policy makers, conservationists, scientists and researchers, if you want to receive this essential forestry and woodland sector bulletin to your inbox each fortnight, join @RSFS1854 at rsfs.org.uk/index.php/memb….

The latest @RSFS1854 members' e-news has been sent this morning. It includes news on the Ips threat to Scotland's Sitka, an FGS claims extension, the Scottish Parliament's forestry round table, upcoming events, new funding for women foresters, and new research and publications.