Dr Rob Hawkins

Our first #MembersHour of 2026 is next week with Roo Campbell on beaver ecology, behaviour and living with an ecosystem engineer🦫 Jan/Feb sessions now open on mammal damage, supply chain plastics & emerging forestry species. Book via the Members Area: icf.cpdnow.net

BSSS is offering an exciting opportunity for a Soil Skills Research Intern to support a national project assessing soil-related skills across the UK. This internship provides valuable experience in research, data analysis, and policy engagement. soils.org.uk/vacancy/soils-…

Only 9 days left to apply for the Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme! 🌏 🌲 3-month paid placement ✅ £3,000 bursary 🤝 Build skills & connections as a future forestry leader ⌛ Deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 23:59 More info & apply at charteredforesters.org/what-we-do/you…

A 🧵 about a matter I want to get off my chest. Please share or respond as I wish to hear others views on the subject. Most days now I will look at my feeds across social media and there will be posts critical of forestry and tree planting. 1)

It's been a busy week for the Institute! We attended @scotforestry's event at the Northern Research Station, supported #WoodBUILD2025 in Llandudno & celebrated 100 years of the Institute & Bedgebury National Pinetum. Our AGM also took place yesterday - stay tuned for an update!

It's Invasive Non-Native Species Week! Watch our video about the threat of Ips typographus, also known as the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, for spruce trees in the UK, and how to help reduce the risks posed by this tree pest. youtube.com/watch?v=YG_x01… #INNSWeek #TreeHealth

Our AGM is taking place online on 4 June 2025 at 13:30. Technical Members, Professional Members and Fellows can now vote online on AGM motions and for the election of Councillors. Online voting closes on 2 June. Register to attend the AGM here: charteredforesters.org/event/annual-g…

That's a wrap on our Centenary National Conference 2025! Thank you to our speakers, chairs, sponsors, exhibitors, conference steering group, and to all delegates. Stay tuned for bookings opening for our special Centenary National Study Tour in October at Windsor Great Park 👀

Save the Date, Save the Planet #GreenCareersWeek #GCW2025 #Careers

See you next week!

@CareersWeek We recently launched a virtual work experience programme for students to investigate the #forestry sector. #NCW2025 #NationalCareersWeek springpod.charteredforesters.org

🖥️ Virtual Careers Fair. 🔗 buff.ly/IHEu9iK #NCW2025 #NationalCareersWeek

How are you taking action this Earth Day? 🌍 There are plenty of events across the UK to mark Earth Day today, but you can take action from just about anywhere! From sponsoring a street tree to educating others about the benefits of urban trees, there is so you can do to help 📣🌳🌲 Add your ideas to the comments 👇

So how many new trees should you plant to replace one lost mature one ? 🤔

Applications are now open for the Viking Bursary which awards up to £2,000 to higher education students, helping fund original study and research. 🔗 forestryjournal.co.uk/news/25070308.…

Ministers should listen to this powerful message from 32 UK nature organisations: the Planning Bill rides roughshod over nature protection laws. Nature & development can go hand in hand - but this damaging one-sided Bill is not the way to deliver it theguardian.com/environment/20…

Working with the very best contractors is essential to creating high-quality modern forests that deliver multiple benefits. That's the clear message from a new video by Scottish Woodlands Ltd, showcasing a large new woodland creation site at Tipperty in South Aberdeenshire. More than 650,000 trees are being planted at Tipperty, near Auchenblae, a combination of commercial timber planting, but also a significant mix of native broadleaf trees. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/5BvZf00MOrY

Check out our new interdisciplinary paper on early detection strategies for invading tree pests. Providing the first surveillance map for emerald ash borer incursions into the UK. bit.ly/3FOw2g1 @Rothamsted @UniOfYork @Forest_Research @uniofwarwick

Are you a Welsh forestry or land-based business looking to upskill your workers? The Welsh Government may cover up to 50% of your green skills training costs through the new Flexible Skills Programme. Learn more: businesswales.gov.wales/topics-and-gui…

It’s a great way to engage young people in the opportunities for a career in forestry.

Our upcoming Greening Up course with University of Oxford is this April 25th 🌳 Join our in-house experts Eleanor Jane Broad and Tom Noble in the beautiful city of Oxford for a deeply informative and enjoyable introduction to all things street greenery. conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/greeni…